UK's overprotectiveness killing sense of adventure in kids:Report
London, Oct 31 (UNI) Overzealous attempts to protect children from every possible risk in turn expose them to greater hazards like obesity and cyber pulling, a report has warned.
The damning report, about the ruling Labour party's ''cotton wool'' culture, said the trend was fuelling parental anxiety about the risks children face.
The report is compiled by academics after a 13-month inquiry.
Last year, 33 laws and more than 1,000 regulations were introduced by the Labour government in an attempt to make chidren safer. These include the Health Act, which introduced a smoking ban in pubs and clubs, and the Childcare Act, responsible for a ''nappy curriculum'' protecting newborns until they start school.
The Government was only reacting to public and media pressure rather than responding to evidence, it claimed.
The report said the most notable impact of governmental action has been to increase and heighten concern for children. The state was taking over, and individual responsibility was of a lesser order, it added.
It also accused women of making youngsters' avoid risk, saying they were more likely to molly-coddle them thereby preventing the development of resilience.
The
study,
by
Brunel's
Dr
Nicola
Madge
and
John
Barker,
added,
''Anecdotal
evidence
suggests
that
children
tend
to
engage
in
more
physical
and
possibly
'risky'
activities
when
supervised
by
men
than
by
women,
and
it
is
argued
that
children
need
men
to
help
them
overcome
and
manage
risks.''
UNI