Revised | Originally Published: October 6, 2022 @ 3:42 pm

A risk is something children can observe, evaluate, and choose–even though it may cause harm. It’s important to support children in taking thoughtful, developmentally appropriate risks. Physical risk steals a lot of focus from the others in early learning settings, but they are all important. Early learning settings must support children in honing their ability to skillfully see and judge risks—and then decide to take or avoid them. Building these skills requires lots of real-world practice.

Download And Print The 4 Types Of Early Learning Risk Taking Handout

This free handout looks at 4 types of early learning risk taking.

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