when children do seemingly dangerous things, they are looking…
Page 286 keyword parenting when children do seemingly dangerous things, they are looking to triumph over danger. They are not trying to be safe. They are trying to become competent. It's competence that makes people safe. Recognize that when you are dealing with children's actions.
— from Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting) · 12 Rules for Life, An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson
In the book
Smothering a child's every risk knocks the curiosity right out of them. Children are not actually trying to be safe — they are trying to become competent, to triumph over a little danger, which is why a playground has to stay challenging enough to matter. Make things too safe, and children will simply invent new ways to make them dangerous again. — Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting)