Over the years that we have been running Helping Hands...I can recollect several parents that came by to look into our program that were visibly afraid of their child being surrounded by so much nature! They saw the pointy sticks...they saw the uneven big rocks to climb...hard wooden stumps...etc...and their minds reeled in horror as they thought of all of the ways that their child could be hurt. These sort of feelings...while they can serve to see to the safety of a child...if left unchecked can cripple a child developmentally. There is a time for a safety net...and a time to let a child fall and learn from the experience.
I saw this article this morning about how a desire to make everything foam padded has led to playgrounds that are ineffectual at helping children to gain developmental skills...and also decreased fun! You know...the opposite of the playgrounds we had when we were little! A good read.
Friday, July 22, 2011
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