Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Sosyal Politika Çalışmaları Dergisi, cilt.24, sa.64, ss.465-490, 2024 (Hakemli Dergi)
Adults may worry and prevent the child from engaging in risky play. Due to changing
culture and resulting changes, each generation has different characteristics and is influential
in the upbringing of the next generation as parents. That said, this study aims to determine
the extent to which parents allow their child to engage in risky play and whether this differs by
the generational knowledge of parents, the child’s age, the child’s gender, and the presence or
absence of older/younger siblings. Based on survey method, this study involves 415 parents who
have children aged between 4-6 years. These parents are asked to fill out the information form
containing demographic information and the “Scale for Allowing Risky Play.” In conclusion,
this study reveals that “play at low-risk heights” and “play with dangerous tools” are plays that
the parents consent to the most frequently whilst the parents allow their children to “play
near dangerous natural elements” the least frequently. Notably, generational knowledge of the
parents, the child’s age and the presence or absence of younger/older siblings are influential in
the decision to allow risky play; however, the gender of the parent and the child do not affect
that decision.