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children naturally seek risk play adventurous play outdoors confers many benefits including potential increase moderatetovigorous physical activity mvpa study aimed investigate relationship parent attitudes risk injury elementary schoolaged childs daily adventurous play mvpa panel sample 645 australian parentsguardians completed online survey consisting several validated measures risk injury attitudes physical activity play behaviour data analysed via descriptive statistics univariate multivariable regressions using stata 17 series exploratory univariate logistic regressions conducted followed series multivariable logistic regressions fitted test association parent risk injury attitudes childrens mvpa ii active play iii adventurous play adjusting sociodemographic factors adult participants 81 female mean age child participants 53 male 86 years sd 24 average parents positive childrens engagement risk however 78 parents low tolerance risk presented specific play scenarios attitudes towards injuries varied mothers concerned fathers adjusting confounders children parents tolerant risk play likely meet mvpa guideline 60 min daily 286 ci 141 582 p 0004 spend time playing adventurously 303 ci 182 506 p 0001 positive associations mvpa adventurous play observed across models examining parent attitudes risk injury younger children engaged play physical activity however positive parent attitudes appeared moderate agerelated influences found divergence outcomes parents desire children engagement risk play activities comfortable practice parent attitudes risk injury potentially modifiable factors may increase childrens affordances adventurous play physical activity interventions provide parents practical approaches address injury concerns support childrens risktaking play outdoors recommended