Our
early work revealed a number of themes that are important to children
about where they live. These include for example personal concerns such
as health, family, and friends and the perception of safety or danger
posed by people,roads, or vandalism. It was striking to the adults how
important the quality of their local environment was to the children.
Most
of the children already moved around the community more independently
of their parents and wider families. They had detailed knowledge of
their local community and could operate safely and successfully in it.
Their knowledge of their community however, and how they used it were
very different from that of adults. (e.g their knowledge of the recreation areas, who used them, and how safe they were). This knowledge was
gained through exploration and paly, exchanges with peers and families
through stories, and by renewed contact with each other, with older
children, with adults, and with the community.
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