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'Cotton wool' childhood challenge
Published: 01 September, 2007
Children should be allowed to throw snowballs and play outdoors and should not be "wrapped in cotton wool", Schools Secretary Ed Balls has said. Mr Balls, launching a consultation on child safety, said parents needed to identify real dangers without preventing children from "exploring". But he warned that poorer children were much more likely to be hurt in accidents than wealthier counterparts. "Children can learn from risk and parents must find a balance," he said. Mr Balls, the children, schools and families secretary, says he wants a "common-sense" debate about how to improve the safety of children. Related articles: 
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