Making risky play our business
We’re taking on a project - to identify every tree in our backyard! You can read about the project here and here. We had a map of the yard, we had gathered leaves and nuts, now all that was left to do was to figure out what, exactly, we had! Elena and I sat down one […]
Good Question is a Risky Kids series where readers submit their burning questions in return for feedback from myself and the Risky Kid community. If you have any Good Questions, please share them in the comments, on our Facebook page, or email them to Angie at theriskykids at gmail dot com. I’m looking forward to […]
This post contains affiliate links, and includes some items I received for free. However all items are things we personally use and love! This time every year the Internet is full of gift guides to fit every kind of recipient. While there are many wonderful guides out there, I’d feel remiss if I didn’t share […]
Dear Readers, On the eve of this Thanksgiving holiday, we want to let you know how thankful we are for you each and every day. While my very own risky kids were the inspiration to start The Risky Kids, you inspire us daily to write and play. We are so grateful that you read us, […]
Every year I become more and more adamant about simplifying the holidays. Don’t get me wrong - I love the Christmas season, and for that reason I have a hard time having realistic expectations about how much one can really pack into the season and have it still remain enjoyable for myself and my family. […]
Tracking devices: don’t let your pets or kids leave home without one. It was only a matter of time. That’s what I thought as I read this article in the New York Times, which discusses ways in which GPS, Wi-Fi, and other tracking technologies are now being applied to parenting. Specifically, the article mentions […]
Good Question is a Risky Kids series where readers submit their burning questions in return for feedback from myself and the Risky Kid community. If you have any Good Questions, please share them in the comments, on our Facebook page, or email them to Angie at theriskykids at gmail dot com. I’m looking forward to […]
The leaves are falling fast and furious now, which means the neighborhood kids are in heaven. Little helpers don’t have to look far for someone in need of extra hands to rake and fill bags. And every day new piles of leaves appear that are just begging to be jumped into. We also had an […]
A while back I wrote about encouraging cautious children to try risky play. But what about the opposite problem? What if you have kids who are more than willing to take risks but you’re the cautious one? First things first: you’re not alone. Many parents and caregivers are understandably nervous about letting their kids engage […]
This is the nineteenth part in a series of discussions regarding The Idle Parent Manifesto, which can be found in Tom Hodgkinson’s book The Idle Parent: Why Laid-Back Parents Raise Happier and Healthier Kids. Need to get caught up? You can do so here. We embrace responsibility. What a crazy idea, right? And why […]
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