Our early work revealed a number of themes that are important to
children about where they live. These include for example personal
concerns such as health, family, and friends and the perception of
safety or danger posed by people,roads, or vandalism. It was striking to
the adults how important the quality of their local environment was to
the children.
Most of the children already moved around
the community more independently of their parents and wider families.
They had detailed knowledge of their local community and could operate
safely and successfully in it. Their knowledge of their community
however, and how they used it were very different from that of adults.
(e.g their knowledge of the recreation areas, who used them, and how safe they were). This knowledge was
gained through exploration and paly, exchanges with peers and families
through stories, and by renewed contact with each other, with older
children, with adults, and with the community.
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