Free-Range Children and Independent Mobility ft. Negin Riazi

Published: July 14, 2020, 11:32 a.m.

b'Negin Riazi is a PhD Candidate at UBC\'s School of Kinesiology in the Faculty of Education. Recently, her article, co-authored with Dr. Guy Faulkner, appeared in The Conversation Canada.

"Free-range kids: Why a child\\u2019s freedom to travel and play without adult supervision matters" was the subject of our conversation today. We explored the importance of letting our children explore their surroundings in a way that promotes independent mobility, a sense of responsibility and freedom.

Here\'s a link to Negin\'s article:

https://theconversation.com/free-range-kids-why-a-childs-freedom-to-travel-and-play-without-adult-supervision-matters-132243'