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Thomson, Dr L. (2009) Participation and equity for health, Active transport literature review, March 2009, Vic Health
This paper will explore a number of key areas which relate to children’s independent mobility. The first is to detail the changes in values around child rearing. There is mounting evidence to suggest that parents actively anticipate and manage risks and this is reflected in the way children are raised. Evidence will be presented which illustrates how children are largely excluded from decision making processes in terms of how their day-to-day lives are organised. The impact this type of micro-management has on the development of our children as independent and autonomous individuals will be explored. The second half of this paper will detail the barriers and enablers to children’s independent mobility based on findings from international and Australian studies. Finally, this paper will look at how to improve children’s independent mobility using active transport with the view to creating a more environmentally and socially sustainable society.
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