Learning To Manage Risks An Essential Part Of Growing Up, Says HSC, UK

Judith Hackitt, Chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) will sent out a clear message to those who hide behind so called health and safety rules to stop children from enjoying a normal childhood. The new HSC Chair who is due to speak at a Royal Society for the Arts (RSA) “Risk and Childhood” conference said, “Life is not risk free, we know that. Our children encounter risks every day and learning to manage risks is an essential part of growing up. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Public Health on November 1st, 2007