Its intervention comes just one week after a controversial report by the former head of the Children's Play Council Tim Gill accused the Every Child Matters agenda of overprotecting children (CYP Now, 31 October-6 November).
A spokesman for RoSPA said: "In terms of risk, the occasional broken leg is better than sitting in front of the computer all day. If children don't get bumps and grazes they are never going to learn about risk."
Errol Taylor, deputy chief executive of RoSPA, said there needed to be a massive expansion in initiatives that allow children to experience risk such as Learning About Safety by Exploring Risk (Laser) schemes, which the society accredits. Around six per cent of primary school children currently visit these safety schemes.
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