Taken from the Huffpost Alberta
If one Canadian foundation gets its way, outdoor playgrounds will be a riskier and more unstructured place for kids.
On Thursday, the Lawson Foundation announced its Outdoor Play Strategy which includes $2.7 million in grants, to be spent on developing outdoor play programs across Canada.
"Children's play is in decline,” Marcel Lauzière, CEO and president of the The Lawson Foundation, said in a press release. “Kids actually need unstructured outdoor play — play that includes taking risks — because we know that this is important for their healthy development."