Randomized Controlled Trial of a Risk Reframing Tool to Change Mothers' Parenting Associated With Children's Risky Play

"Participants proceed through three chapters in the tool: https://outsideplay.ca.~Chapter 1: most important attributes they want for their child; their child's favourite play activities; their own childhood play activities; how their child's and their own play activities compare.~Chapter 2: imagining themselves in three video segments where they must decide whether they allow their child to climb a tree, walk home from school, and use box cutters to build a fort. They reflect on their barriers and things that helped them let go.~Chapter 3: revisiting the most important attributes they want for their child and whether there is anything they want to change, setting a realistic goal, outlining steps for attaining that goal, and setting start date."

Participants engage in a facilitator guided discussion of the same tasks as the RR digital tool. Participants are taken through each task using PowerPoint slides that include the videos from the digital tool. The facilitator guide contains detailed guidance on discussion for each component and length of time to be dedicated to each slide. Participants are provided with a paper booklet to complete that mimics the online tasks.

"The position statement summarizes the issues and research regarding children's access to outdoor play and provides recommendations for various stakeholders. It states that access to active play in nature and outdoors - with its risks - is essential for healthy child development and recommends increasing children's opportunities for self-directed play in all settings. The Position Statement includes recommendations for parents, educators, health professionals, administrators and various level of governments to address the barriers to children's outdoor play. It addresses common misconceptions and encourages that danger be differentiated from risk and outdoor play and fun be valued as much as safety (ParticipACTION Canada, 2015; Tremblay et al., 2015)."