Battle sounds fill the forest, swords clatter and arrows whizz through the air, groans and victorious shouts ring out. Huzzah! It’s not a medieval war you’re witnessing – but children playing with weapons. In today’s episode we talk about this controversial type of rough and tumble play.?  Nicki and Vicci ShareThe six types of Risky Play What 'Rough and Tumble' play isThe value of rough playHow rough play relates to socialisingHow we can help communicate safe boundariesThe evidence that shows there is no link between weapon play and real-life aggressionAbout consensual playThe big concepts weapon play highlights in childrenThe importance of competition and collaborationThe role weapon plays in child development The signs to look out for to signify everyone is still having funHelpful phrases for supervising weapon play?  Opt In For a Free Downloadable! ? Resources & ReferencesPeter Gray “Free to Learn”Homeschooling WebinarsFind all your weapons play resources on our online shop*Order before December 10th to deliver before Christmas! Please consider supporting us on Patreon! ? Guest DetailsVicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell are adventurous nature play makers, risk-takers, children’s rights advocates and the co-founders of Wildlings Forest School. We are the hosts of the ‘Raising Wildlings’ podcast and we put the dirt back in childhood.During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees, sliding down mud slides, whittling with pocket knives, lighting fires and building rafts. We let kids, be kids - because children can’t learn to protect nature if they’ve never had a childhood in it.? Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In? Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.Apple Podcasts  SpotifyGoogle Podcasts