5 Dagerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do

This is an interesting talk by Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, given at TED Conference.

He points out 5 things that our culture regards as too dangerous for children, but which are really essential life skills and should be mastered sooner or later.

The question is how much "safety" do our children really need and if avoiding dangerous experiences is better than actually learning to handle such situations. This is something to ponder.

So here they are:

1. Playing with fire

2. Owning a pocket knife

3. Throwing a spear

4. Deconstructing appliances

5. a) Breaking the DMCA

b) Driving a car

Let us know what you think.