Gever Tully, founder of Tinkering School, has written a book called Fifty Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do. Here's a condensed look at the kinds of things that are in the book in the form of a talk the author gave at a TED conference. The book itself is available for around $30 on amazon, and can most likely be ordered through your local indie bookseller. Here is a link to videos of a couple of Tully's talks.
It all kind of falls under Kim's previous post on Free-Range Parenting, and we'd love to know how you all feel about these issues (or are they non-issues?). Our family falls mostly on the side of letting our kids do things, but I draw the line with cars, firearms, and deliberate copyright violations. I was surprised to learn that someone we know recently gave his son a bb gun for his eighth birthday. Where do you draw those lines, and by what rationale?
Thanks to Four for keeping us supplied with interesting studies and controversies!
