Second, if you want to keep your children as safe as possible, the best thing to do is to give them experience and teach them judgment. Let them climb that tree and fall when they’re six—it will teach them important skills about risk and about being in their bodies. Even if they break their arm and are in a cast, they will benefit from knowing that they have experienced and survived a scary incident and are stronger for it. According to Rosin’s article, kids who injure themselves falling from heights are less likely to be afraid of heights at age eighteen. Experience is typically a better
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