The Health, Safety and well-being of the child.

... Lisakay Emmott ECE 102: The Health, Safety and well-being of the child "Children need to feel safe and secure but they also need opportunities to take risks and to tackle challenges, developing confidence and self-esteem" When thinking about the topic of risk taking, my initial step was to find a definition. Stephenson (2003) explained that risk taking is 'attempting something never done before; feeling on the borderline of 'out of control' often because of height or speed, and overcoming fear'. Young children encounter these risks several times a day. In the baby it could be trying to sit up and then falling backwards; the toddler stepping that little further and falling down, and in the older child by riding their bike without stabilisers. Stephenson (2003) went on to talk about the feeling of elation when a child succeeds. Initially Susan Isaacs theorised that children should not be restrained by adult intervention, she

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