What are interactional risks?

Interactional risks are things that can go wrong when people work together or talk to each other.

Imagine you and your friend are building a tower with blocks. You both want it to be tall and strong, but if one of you pushes the blocks too hard or doesn’t wait for the other, the tower might fall over, that’s an interactional risk! It's not because the blocks are bad, or you're being mean, but just because things can go wrong when people don't match up perfectly.

Think of it like playing tag with your class. If everyone runs in different directions at once, no one catches anyone, that’s confusing and might make the game not as fun. That's also an interactional risk. It happens because the way people act together can affect how well things go.

When you're sharing toys with your sibling, sometimes it takes a while to decide who gets which toy. If one of you gets impatient and grabs the toy before the other is ready, that might lead to a little argument, another interactional risk! It's just part of playing together.

So interactional risks are like little surprises when people work or play together, they can happen, but they're also easy to fix with a little patience and understanding.