In his , Gever Tulley, founder of the and , and author of 鈥�50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)鈥� highlights the importance of letting kids explore their world without a sense of fear attached to experimentation. In his talk, he adds five more items to the original list of 50, including 鈥淢ake a bomb in a bag鈥� (replicating the classic, and benign, baking soda volcano experiment), and 鈥淪uperglue their finger and thumb together鈥� pointing out that after only 10 minutes, individuals can build the creative thinking ability to compensate for a disability and adapt their actions.
Similarly, mentions the increase in 鈥渇orest preschools鈥� which are schools for young children ages 3-6 held almost exclusively outdoors. The preschools are based on the principle of letting children explore and learn directly from nature (versus learning inside a building and visiting nature), while learning to manage the elements and becoming more self-sufficient at a young age.
