#Kinderchat Archive
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Monday February 8, 2016
3:30 PM EST
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Good evening are we all ready to talk about everything risky related!?
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Hello, hope everyone is safe out there with Imogen on the prowl!
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the amount of storms we've had in past 6 weeks, this year is all about risk!
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I agree the weather plays a big part in risk! Let's hope there's lots of people tonight to share thoughts
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*hello*! Can't complain about Imogen, we are quiet enough over here too.
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glad you could join us Mr Harding!
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great piece! It's all about common sense.
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exactly I think that's where people get confused they go too deep with the what ifs and forget all common sense.
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on a course we were asked to describe serious incidents which could happen as a result of rope play........what's your thoughts
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hey glad you could join us how are you?
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you have to realistic & ropes probably scare people a lot. But bet more kids are hurt falling off chairs.
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yeah doing well. Was interested to know a bit more about people's take on and
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you are right and most children respect the fact that you are trusting them with a supposed "risky" object
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yes!!!! Risk benefit all the way! Everyone will have own idea of what is an actual risk.
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what kind of rope play do you mean specifically, or is it more having ropes as loose play items?
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I think as long as children understand the possible dangers and there is an adult nearby carefully observing children 1/2
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I would mean a bit of both, fixed ropes for climbing, others for ch to move about & use.
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should be given the space and trust that they can assess their own risky play and sort out possible conflicts 2/2
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The likelihood of strangulation is low in my book. More likely to trip over it.
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agreed, I suppose we should have called tonight 'embracing risk, prompting trust'
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risk benefit is far greater than overall possibilities of high risk.
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kids take risks under intrinsic motivation there's rarely an adult & a sticker chart telling them to jump...
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yes having long ropes as loose play resources
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therefore there must be an internal benefit to successfully carrying out a challenge... Or
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exactly but if they trip that's not a serious incident as this could happen anywhere
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honestly I've never really worked in a setting with that going on... What are your experiences?
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thank you for sharing this I love this quote it's one of my favourites!
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our definition of serious incident for training death or disfigurement. And the likely hood of that happening are slim to none!
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Risk doesn't usually mean life threatening! Just reasonable risk.
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obviously staff have a big role to play in understanding risk and being consistent with rules etc within staff team
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all depends on the age of children. But they love to tie things up, pull stuff around
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in our forest last week our children were given very long ropes to play with they made dens and snakes!
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that's it! Like 's pic w/ water, staff need to be attentive to the underlying risks behind innocuous actions
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it all comes down to confidence/competence of adults
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oh indeed, such a font of practical advice.
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yes stagnant water was another hot topic on training Only a problem if temp is over 20 degrees for more than a week
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ha! Exactly, not really an issue for us then! Plus most water gets tipped out daily.
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actually I've had rope for tying on FS sessions. Was never overtly concerned as we were all in the same area
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yeah not an issue for us boooo wish we would get hot weather! Haha! Our water is always emptied by kids
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biggest problem is when ppl see ropes, crates, logs etc in a photo & just put into their space 1/2
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2/2 with no introduction or understanding of how ch might use them.
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It should be taught to not putting things mouths during . Plus you get to watch midge larvae!
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totally agree they are doing it blind! We can never fully understand how children may use an object
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I love being able to travel to the settings in the chain & work w/ the adults to introduce & guide practice
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what about fires? I am seeing more ppl using them than ever before
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me too and they hate me! Bite me every time.
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simple rules help SO much
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have you had any experience of a parent reacting badly to outdoor risky play?
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don't care!! I always get eaten alive by the nasty little gits.
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Especially when the kids are involved in the creation of the "guidelines" of their play & space
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we use fires on or woodland visits but we usually wait a few weeks with new children so we can build up the trust
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agreed gold star Tim! ✨⭐️🌟
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honestly, no, we are so up front about it, they are well prepared/warned.
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no they are HORRIBlE!!!! (Said with an extremely exaggerated Scottish accent!)
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My concern is that practitioners lack the skill to notice when a fire/behaviour around it is unsafe.
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I wonder if the quality of provision will go down with quantity... Hope not!!
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yes and instead of telling the children what will happen as what do you think may happen if....
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especially with Kelly kettles !? ;-)
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The trust and the awareness. We discuss how we respect our fire, and what to do around it. Inc poss burns...
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yes that's worrying staff need to be prepared too just as the children are prepared for is going to happen.
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aha back to those pesky adults again. We practice round the fire circle with no fire for a couple of weeks.
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we don't do them often just every now and again keeps it exciting and special
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I had a dad who seemed rather put out that his son learned lighting fires from me rather than him...
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oh dear! What did you say?
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most of our parents fully support our risk taking and enjoy hearing all about what we get up to at woods/in our garden
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aw, not a bad complaint really, just a miffed one!
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flexed my six pack, set my beard on fire & wrestled the nearest bear to drive the point home...
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yeah, really I just smiled & started planning some family sessions further down the line
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was literally just thinking about that film! The adventure playground movement is also fascinating, want to visit some
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yes Tim Gill is a brilliant advocate of risk benefits
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did a preso with him in Dorset a while ago: a really good insight in our cultural attitude regarding
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last couple of mins guys what risky play will you get up to tomorrow?????
