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50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) (2011)

by Gever Tulley(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0451234197 (ISBN13: 9780451234193)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

NAL Trade

review 1: This was pretty interesting. Most of these things I've never done and some I didn't do (like driving) until I was old enough etc. I would definitely like to try all of these and introduce them to my kids. Some will have to wait for the younger one but this will be like an adventure into childhood for all of us. This was written well and I understood everything. Some of the things I wasn't clear about were explained further in the book. Did I say I wanted to try this stuff yet. I liked the explanation from the author about the difference between protecting and overprotecting and hope that my youngsters will appreciate the lessons introduced here and learn the difference between respecting the dangers and not just running full speed without thought. Can't wait to try them ou... moret and hoping for the best. Enjoy!
review 2: I think this is a great book because although I haven't read it, may even never read it, it has opened up a whole world of fun in the types of activities I try out with my 4-nearly-5 year old son. - I've watched the TED talk and read the website and several reviews. My focus has changed from keeping him safe to teaching him how to be safe/ finding ways to be safe while doing dangerous things. I'm very industrious about reading books on babies and childhood development, but I hadn't realised how repressed I had become about my responsibility not to ever let him get hurt. [It all starts when you have a baby and get the sheet on 'how to baby-proof your home', realise how deadly your home is, full of electricity, poisons, sharp corners and things that topple, and then it's down-hill from there. Or maybe it starts when you get pregnant and read the listSSSS of things you shouldn't eat and learn the hideous word 'teratogen']. The TED talk just triggered an 'oh RIGHT' for me and turned me back into a normal person. less

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