All posts tagged "playgrounds"
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Aimee Ogden | April 27, 2015
Checking Your Cell Phone At The Playground Apparently Makes You A Neglectful Parent Now
Free range parents have been making the argument for a long time now that we've gone overboard with...
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Megan Zander | April 4, 2015
Call Me A Helicopter Parent, But The Playground Is Terrifying
Even though kids are designed to withstand the occasional tumble and fall, and newly designed playgrounds seem...
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Maria Guido | October 6, 2014
With Schools Getting Rid Of Swings, Litigious Parents Will Have To Search For Another Piece Of Childhood To Kill
The district says it's under pressure from their insurance company over liability for injuries. Translation - kids are...
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Theresa Edwards | August 11, 2014
You Still Have To Behave Like An Adult Around A Bratty Kid
.A fact of life (and parenting) is that when you venture out into a shared space like the...
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Maria Guido | March 20, 2014
The Overprotected Kid: I’m Raising One And I’m Not Happy About It
I remember the playgrounds of my childhood; wooden totem poles, giant cement structures for climbing and not a...
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Lindsay Cross | October 16, 2012
Monkey Bars Are A Little Dangerous, And That’s Why They’re Necessary
Slate has a new piece called, "Monkey Bars are a Menace." It's all about one man's daughter,...
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Mollie Hemingway | July 19, 2011
Putting The Danger Back In Playgrounds
o I don't know what exactly happened in the last twenty years, but coinciding with the mistaken...
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Lindsay Cross | June 17, 2011
The Playground: Do Parents Have To Play?
Before I had children, I assumed that parents took their children to playground so they could relax. The...