Safety doing harm Feat. Dr Mariana Brussoni

In Episode 22 of Play it Forward, Lukas chats to the incredible Dr. Mariana Brussoni. Mariana is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and an investigator with the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the BC Injury Research & Prevention Unit. Mariana also conducts research on children’s outdoor and risky play, adult attitudes related to children’s risk taking and safety, and designing supportive outdoor play environments. She has published her research extensively and her work was featured in CBC’s the Nature of Things 2019 documentary, The Power of Play.

Mariana’s immense knowledge on risk in play and her expression that caught Lukas’s attention, “safety doing harm”, meant they would both have plenty to talk about! Lukas and Mariana discuss injury prevention, the importance of risk, memorable childhoods, failure leading to innovation and resilience, well-being in children, the 17-second rule and a whole lot more! Also, be sure to search through the amazing resources on the below websites. Enjoy!

https://brussonilab.ca/
https://www.outdoorplaycanada.ca/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/freedom-learn/201404/risky-play-why-children-love-it-and-need-it