New Playgrounds Are Safe—and That's Why Nobody Uses Them

[Krauter]

Originally Posted by krashkart

Whatever we could get our grubby little hands on, we'd beat each other senseless with.

So very true!

Originally Posted by krashkart

How are they supposed to learn to stand up if they never fall down and get hurt?


EDIT: The real trick is learning not to fall off the monkey bars in the first place.

This This and more of This. I get that parents want to protect their kids, but all they're doing is hurting them later in life by coddling them.

@ Edit: Naah, the real trick was to make your opponent fall of the monkey bars, then land on top of them

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by Krauter

So very true!



This This and more of This. I get that parents want to protect their kids, but all they're doing is hurting them later in life by coddling them.

@ Edit: Naah, the real trick was to make your opponent fall of the monkey bars, then land on top of them

You look at the past few posts and it looks like pure brutality, truth is it was fun for us.

Look at todays little league, everyone gets a trophy, no one is a loser.

In order to win, you must know how tragic it is to lose.

My quote, don't steal it.

We have lost our "testes" as a country, or as a society.

[Krauter]

Originally Posted by soopaman2

Look at todays little league, everyone gets a trophy, no one is a loser.

In order to win, you must know how tragic it is to lose

Exactly, one of the things my coach loves to tell us is that you cannot be afraid of losing. All you have to do is remember how ****ty you felt the last time you lost and all you will want to do is avoid that feeling.

[Osmium Steele]

Last summer I took the kids to a lake north of Mundellein, Illinois (near Chicago) that had an incredible play area. It covered about 1/4 acre, the predominant building material was landscaping blocks. It had multiple levels, tunnels, a big rock to climb on. The 8 - 10' walls were easy to climb and the ground was a 2 foot layer of shredded tires. Even the "adult" bleachers were made from the landscaping blocks and integrated into the play area. The "modern" play area; swings, bridges, fort, slides and poles was on the upper level.

It was the most fun I've had with the kids in years. But if it was safe and fun for a 46 year old fat man, perhaps it was too safe?

Krashkart's point was brilliant. Where's the incentive to hold on for dear life if the ground is soft enough to break your fall and not your arm?