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No Fear: Growing Up in a Risk Averse Society

Play policy expert Tim Gill's concise and influential case against the risk-averse culture that has transformed childhood. Published by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, No Fear argues that the elimination of challenge and risk from children's lives — through over-protective parenting, over-designed playgrounds, and liability-driven policy — is itself causing harm. A landmark text in UK and international play advocacy.