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Risky Play: Supporting children recovering from trauma
Introduction
This workshop explores how risky and loose parts play can support children 0-5 years or older children affected by trauma. Participants will learn what risky and loose parts play are, how they can support all children’s development and build children’s confidence and resilience.
The early years are a critical time for children’s development, shaped by all the experiences they engage in. This workshop hopes to change mindsets about risky play for young children and support professionals to incorporate risky and loose parts play into their everyday work with children.
This workshop explores:
About the facilitator:
This workshop is delivered by experienced early childhood educators with experience in risky play environments and how this type of play can support trauma healing. Their work focuses on practical, play-based approaches that help children to assess risk, promotes personal boundaries and builds self-confidence.
The early years are a critical time for children’s development, shaped by all the experiences they engage in. This workshop hopes to change mindsets about risky play for young children and support professionals to incorporate risky and loose parts play into their everyday work with children.
This workshop explores:
- Understanding trauma to support healing
- What risky and loose parts play looks like and how to implement it in your work with children
- The benefits of risky and loose parts play especially in the outdoor environment
- How risky and loose parts play allows children free expression, sensory exploration and supports healing from trauma
- How to allow children to determine their level of risk comfort, insomuch as it is different to adults’ ideas of level of risk
- The reawakening of feelings of pleasure, joy and engagement that have been dulled by trauma exposure
About the facilitator:
This workshop is delivered by experienced early childhood educators with experience in risky play environments and how this type of play can support trauma healing. Their work focuses on practical, play-based approaches that help children to assess risk, promotes personal boundaries and builds self-confidence.
Target audience
Early childhood educators, family support workers, child and family health professionals, and other professionals working with children aged 0–5.
Learning outcomes
- Learning about risky and loose parts play and how this type of play benefits all children especially those affected by relational trauma
- Incorporating risky and loose parts play experiences in your early years environment
- Using risky and loose parts play to enhance your relationship with the child
- Incorporating risky and loose parts play experiences that builds children’s healthy development especially problem solving, risk assessment, resilience and confidence
- Incorporating risky and loose parts play experiences outdoors engaging children in more physical activities that supports co-operation and self-regulation
- Learning how to facilitate risky and loose parts play in any environment
Virtual workshop
| Name | Date | Time | Cost | Register |
| Risky Play: Supporting children recovering from trauma | 16 July 2026 | 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM | $195.00 |
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