FEAR, you would think, is a negative experience, to be avoided whenever possible. Yet, as everyone who has a child or once was one knows, children love to play in risky ways—ways that combine the joy of freedom with just the right measure of fear to produce the exhilarating blend we identify as thrill. In this letter I list six categories of risky play that attract children worldwide and then describe the ways that such play promotes the long-term well-being of the players. CLICK HERE