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- added on 08/05/2008

  

Johnny, Get Up in That Tree Immediately -- Or Else!

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Get your child up a tree! A major new study by Play England found that half of all children have been stopped from climbing trees and nearly 20 percent of them have been told they can't play tag. The study concluded that children should be allowed to take more risks and that parents need to suck it up and stop being such Nervous Nellies. Need convincing? The study's director told The Observer that last year almost three times as many children were admitted to hospital after falling out of bed as those who had fallen from a tree. We've been talking about this issue on our side of the pond too, as in this recent Burbia article about the dangers of being too cautious with kids.

markbecker ??Tue, 08/05/2008 ?? 14:27