Supporting Children's Outdoor Risky Play

Suitable for child care providers, child care workforce, and parents.

Presenter: Hebah Hussaina

Research is clear on the importance of regular and repeated access to outdoor risky play. Early learning and child care centres are important environments for the early years and experiences in these settings provide essential opportunities for children’s outdoor risky play that they may not have at home. Learn the key concepts that support outdoor risky play and how you can begin to incorporate these into your programs and plans. This interactive workshop will work through real examples from early learning and child care environments, focusing on how to support children's outdoor risky play. Recent research from British Columbia will showcase how child care centres are supporting outdoor risky play through policy, practice and environment modifications.

Join us 6:15-7PM for light refreshments!

Hebah Hussaina is a recent MSc. graduate in the Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences Program supervised by Dr. Mariana Brussoni. Hebah has a strong background in pediatric health sciences research in a variety of settings and is passionate about supporting healthy child development and communities. Hebah’s research interests lie in the intersection of pediatric mental health and outdoor & risky play, especially though the lens of health promotion initiatives and knowledge translation.