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No Fear:

Growing Up in a Risk Averse Society
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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 2007 - Child psychology - 94 pages
"No Fear joins the increasingly vigorous debate about the role and nature of childhood in the UK. Over the past 30 years activities that previous generations of children enjoyed without a second thought have been relabelled as troubling or dangerous, and the adults who permit them branded as irresponsible. No Fear argues that childhood is being undermined by the growth of risk aversion and its intrusion into every aspect of children?s lives. This restricts children?s play, limits their freedom of movement, corrodes their relationships with adults and constrains their exploration of physical, social and virtual worlds. Focusing on the crucial years of childhood between the ages of 5 and 11 ? from the start of statutory schooling to the onset of adolescence ? No Fear examines some of the key issues with regard to children?s safety: playground design and legislation, antisocial behaviour, bullying, child protection, the fear of strangers and online risks. It offers insights into the roles of parents, teachers, carers, the media, safety agencies and the Government and exposes the contradictions inherent in current attitudes and policies, revealing how risk averse behaviour ironically can damage and endanger children?s lives. In conclusion, No Fear advocates a philosophy of resilience that will help counter risk aversion and strike a better balance between protecting children from genuine threats and giving them rich, challenging opportunities through which to learn and grow."--Book jacket.

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If you grew up the 1970s you probably remember coming home with scraped knees or similar injuries on more than one occasion. The usual response would be to have a bit of TCP antiseptic dabbed on and ... Read full review

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Fascinating book for anyone with children or involved in childcare in any capacity - takes a reasoned, statistics-based, look at risk and looks at how current practice is skewed towards total ... Read full review

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No Fear - Growing up in a risk averse society - Playwork London
No Fear - Growing up in a risk averse society, a new publication by Tim Gill.
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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation | No Fear
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Tim Gill: Instilling resilience in children is important but only ...
Tim Gill's book, No fear: Growing Up in a Risk-averse Society, is published by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. tim@rethinkingchildhood.com ...
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Life Matters - 7November2007 - Children in captivity: Tim Gill
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North Herts Play Partnership Newsletter December 2007 North Herts ...
In No Fear: Growing Up in a Risk Averse Society, Tim Gill argues that childhood is. being undermined by the growth of risk aversion and its intrusion into ...
www.north-herts.gov.uk/ north_herts_play_partnership_newsletter_december_2007.pdf

Standfast: Bubble-wrapped children
In The Observer [UK], a review of No Fear: Growing up in a Risk-averse Society. The book apparently argues that too much protection prevents children from ...
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TitleNo Fear: Growing Up in a Risk Averse Society
AuthorTim Gill
Editionillustrated
PublisherCalouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 2007
ISBN1903080088, 9781903080085
Length94 pages
  
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