Letting Our Kids Feel Unsafe (In a Safe Way) with Guest Evangeline Lilly
Studies show that risky play creates what Dr. Ellen Sandseter calls a \u201cmotivating, thrilling activation,\u201d building self-confidence and self-esteem.\xa0Message received: we\u2019re supposed to allow our kids to take risks. But how risky? Like thin-ice risky? What if our kids are fraidy-cats? What if we are?\nIn this episode we discuss the differences between risks and hazards and how to bring healthy doses of risk into our kids\u2019 lives. Our kids need to learn what discomfort is- and how to deal with it- in order to feel competent and confident in the world.\nWe also talk expanding the boundaries of what\u2019s acceptable for our little ones with Evangeline Lilly\u2014 yes, that Evangeline Lilly! The award-winning star of TV\u2019s Lost and films like Avengers: Endgame and The Hobbit is also the author of The Squickerwonkers book series, which Evangeline wrote to "open a portal for children of all ages to face and talk about the darker sides of their own natures.\u201d Think Lemony Snicket meets Edward Gorey, with impossibly gorgeous illustrations by Rodrigo Bastos Didier.\nHere\u2019s links to research and other writing we discuss in this episode:\nJennifer King Lindley for Parents: Science Says Let Your Kid Push Boundaries\nDr. Mariana Brussoni: Risky Play: Losing a Childhood "Right" of Passage- and a Tool to Help Protect That Right\nDr. Ellen Sandseter et all: Children's Risky Play from an Evolutionary Perspective: The Anti-Phobic Effects of Thrilling Experiences\nSusan Davis and Nancy Eppler-Wolff:\xa0Raising Children Who Soar: A Guide to Risk Taking in an Uncertain World. \nDr. Jim Taylor: Positive Pushing: How to Raise a Successful and Happy Child \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices