An example of adults and money getting in the way of kids has fun

If more playgrounds were like this, more kids would be outside and more adults would be happier.

What happens when adults tell kids how to have fun. You get structure, organization, injuries and lawsuits. You get budgets and planning and rules. What do

Two playground sets at Hudson Springs Park in Hudson, Ohio. \

kids get…..not much!

Read this article. Tear Down the Swing Sets

It looks at what happens when you allow kids to play with each other without structure, without rules, without “equipment.” Some of the studies looked at kids playing with sand or foam blocks and having more fun than any kids have with playground equipment.

When was the last time you looked at kids playing on a playground and came up with a thought like this? “These children are intent, they are cooperative, they are resourceful.”

However, with so much “adult,” community planning and legal involvement we ended up with this.

Then the grownups got skittish. Down came the merry-go-rounds and the jungle gyms, and in their place, a landscape of legally-insulated, brightly-colored, spongy-floored, hard-plastic structures took root. Today, walking onto a children’s playground is like exiting the interstate: Regardless of where you are, you see the exact same thing.

The article also looks at keeping kids safe and finds that does not work. 1. It is not possible and 2 it does not help kids to grow and mature. Kids need to know, experience and understand risk. The head of England’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said, “…children should be exposed to a certain degree of risk, not because an activity is risky per se but because it is fun, exciting, and challenging.”

This is awesome.” Kids who are bored stay inside and staying inside is ultimately far worse for your health than a broken arm.”

Kids need to be kids to learn about risks, to have fun and to grow. That does not require the intervention, direction or control of adults.

English: Kids playground (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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