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PostSubject: No 'cotton wool' at NZ primary school   No 'cotton wool' at NZ primary school Icon_minitimeThu Nov 13, 2014 8:15 pm

Mollycoddling is off the agenda at one Manawatu school, where tackle rugby, tree climbing and racing BMX bikes are everyday occurrences.

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Mt Biggs School, nestled between Feilding and Bulls, tells parents before their children are enrolled that a bit of rough and tumble play is part of the school's character.

* School Report: Results and info on every school in NZ

It promises a place where "kids can be kids", a concept encouraged by the prime minister's chief science adviser through recent research.

Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has explored the issue of resilience in young people and found not allowing children to learn about risks sets them up for a tough transition to adulthood.

Resilience needed to be instilled in the first five years of life so children could cope with our ever-changing and increasingly complex world, he said.

Mt Biggs principal Raewyn Marshall said pupils' physical boundaries were pushed at school and in turn they learnt life lessons.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/63200287/No-cotton-wool-at-primary-school

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