Date Presented 04/05/19

This presentation describes parents' risk perceptions regarding children's engagement in everyday occupations and how these influence the decisions they make to offer children age-appropriate opportunities for risk taking. It offers a qualitative analysis of stories parents shared that illustrate specific instances when children's engagement in age-appropriate risk taking resulted in children developing specific abilities, experiencing positive emotions, and gaining life skills.

Primary Author and Speaker: Anita Niehues

Contributing Authors: Anita Bundy

AOTA Taxonomy:
Basic Research
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