What is risky?

Risky means something might go wrong, but you don’t know for sure.

Imagine you're trying to eat a big, gooey chocolate bar, but it's wrapped in a super strong wrapper that you can't open with your hands. You have two choices:

• Try to bite through the wrapper, it might work, or it might hurt your teeth!
• Use your teeth to nibble a tiny hole in the corner, this is safer, but takes longer.

When something is risky, it's like choosing to bite through the whole wrapper. You know there’s a chance of getting a big chocolatey surprise, or a painful surprise instead!

• Uncertainty: You don’t know what will happen next.

Like not knowing if your friend will laugh or cry when you tell them a joke.

• Big consequences: If it goes wrong, things could get messy (like getting chocolate everywhere, or getting a sore tooth).

So, being risky is like trying something fun but not sure how it’ll turn out, and sometimes that’s worth it!