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Andy Kirkpatrick

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Mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick considers whether not allowing our children to experience risk and fear is a greater risk to their personal development.

Andy Kirkpatrick - acclaimed mountaineer, author and stand-up - challenges us to let our children be exposed to greater risk. He argues that we shouldn't be wrapping up children in cotton wool, that children will naturally seek out risky, challenging, scary experiences and that by over protecting them we might just be encouraging them to seek out much more dangerous situations. Using a terrifying mountain climb he did with his young daughter as an example, Andy argues that if we're brave enough to allow our children to experienced managed risk they'll enter adulthood better prepared for life's challenges.

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Wed 12 Nov 2014 20:45

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  • Wed 12 Nov 2014 20:45

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