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The Beautiful Lesson of Failure

Allowing space for your child to 'fail' and why I don't help my children get onto play equipment

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Sian Thomas
Oct 13, 2022
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Last weekend, my daughter had a playdate at the local park. As city dwellers, we tend to take any opportunity we can to take play outside.

Whilst there, Miss 6 and her friend played hide & seek, basketball, chase and ate delicious pastries from the local bakery. It was a fun-filled, energetic two hours but during our visit, my daughter also learnt a powerful lesson about failure.

This week, the subject of our Outdoor Play Masterclass has been An Introduction to Risky Play. In this follow-up email, I wanted to focus on the beautiful lessons failure can bring, because outdoors there are plenty of opportunities for your child to ‘fail’ at something!

This email is part of the paid Substack subscription. Your support means a great deal to me especially as I get started with my Substack page. If you’re not sure about the differences between the paid and free versions, you can read more about it here.

October at a Glance:

This post is part of the Outdoor Play Masterclass series. Here’s what we’re covering this month:

Emails are released weekly on Tuesday’s:

  1. Outdoor Play Challenge - 1st October (free to everyone)

  2. The Importance of Outdoor Play - 4th October

  3. An Introduction to Risky Play - 11th October

  4. There’s no such thing as bad weather? The practicalities of Outdoor Play - 18th October

  5. Extending Outdoor Play Time - 25th October

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