What are schools and communities doing to bring healthy play to children? Risky play is defined as an activity that involves the risk of getting injured. Even though this may not sound appealing to parents, most doctors suggest that it actually helps stimulate growth in your child.For example, climbing trees boosts adrenaline, connects your mind to your body and allows children to calculate their own risk of a branch breaking or falling.What are the benefits of risky play?Children that are involved in risky play are given the opportunity to test their boundaries, explore their own creativity, and socialize with other children around them. Even though the last thing you want is to see your child hurt, without even realizing it, you could be hovering. This might be putting a damper on your child's freedom to explore.What are schools and communities doing to bring this healthy play to children?Author and designer, Rusty Keeler, joins Dr. Mike to explain what risky play is and why it's important for your child's development.