Risk vs. Harm: Time for a Recalculation

Stephen Balkam, CEO of FOSI, discusses the difference between “risk” and “real harm,” both online and in the real world. “Keeping kids safe from harm is different than ensuring an avoidance of risk. In certain circumstances, risk can be good. Being exposed to some danger or the possibility of something bad happening and overcoming that situation leads to a wonderful sense of achievement, builds confidence and most importantly, resilience in ourselves and in our kids.