Comments on: Planning To Let Go, One Step At A Time.

By: Children Walking To School | Planning With Kids

Children Walking To School | Planning With Kids — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:41:53 +0000

[...] in February in “Planning To Let Go, One Step At A Time” I wrote about how I was preparing myself and my eldest son for him to be able to walk to and from [...]

By: PlanningQueen

PlanningQueen — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:25:55 +0000

Thanks for the feedback Megan. We really do need to hear those stats about stranger danger more often. You are right the outdoor, independent experiences are exactly what children need to build up their self esteem and resilience. I look forward to checking out the Playborhood’s sites and participating in the carnival again.

By: Mgan from Imaginif

Mgan from Imaginif — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:35:04 +0000

There’s some great sites in the US and Canada called Playborhood. They aim to get parents and kids playing back outside and exploring the neighborhood. I am glad we (Australians) haven’t totally lost our love of outdoors yet.

Just so all know: Stranger Danger is a myth. Our kids are more at risk from people they know: e.g:, domestic violence and 85% of child sexual abuse is perpetrated by somebody well known to the child. If we reframe, have the kids out playing, they are likely to build greater resilience because they are being exposed to environmental factors that encourage cognitive and emotional development rather than trauma that impedes development.

GREAT post and really good stats. Thanks for joining the Carnival of Australia. We would love to have you back again. We run fortnightly.