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diamondseeker2006|1412700596|3763682 said:It is not about safety, it is about MONEY. The insurance company said remove swings or we raise your rates. They will be headed towards nothing but grass. But hey, kids could run and slip on grass, so better ban the playground altogether.
Oh, and one more thing...they aren't considering that swinging is GOOD for the brain and sensory integration!!!
http://noahsdad.com/swings-help-children-sensory-integration/
http://physical-therapy.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Swings-Not-Just-for-Recess.aspx
monarch64|1412701610|3763695 said:
I used to run to snag a swing every day on a playground that was paved with asphalt.
diamondseeker2006|1412700596|3763682 said:It is not about safety, it is about MONEY. The insurance company said remove swings or we raise your rates. They will be headed towards nothing but grass. But hey, kids could run and slip on grass, so better ban the playground altogether.
Oh, and one more thing...they aren't considering that swinging is GOOD for the brain and sensory integration!!!
http://noahsdad.com/swings-help-children-sensory-integration/
http://physical-therapy.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Swings-Not-Just-for-Recess.aspx
momhappy|1412706807|3763750 said:monarch64|1412701610|3763695 said:
I used to run to snag a swing every day on a playground that was paved with asphalt.
Me too
I have a child with some minor special needs and she chooses the swings almost every day at recess. She swings not only because she enjoys it, but also because it's something fun to do by herself when she's rejected by her peers….
JewelFreak|1412708527|3763766 said:GO Kenny! Maybe we should outlaw curbs too, because our dear little ones can hurt themselves stepping off one. It's more than the money -- it's parents who sue when little honey hurts his little self, and juries who award them.
Karl_K|1412711597|3763807 said:I know! I know!
Outlaw schools and ban any group of more than 3 kids playing together because they might spread a cold or the flu.
Schools are just germ factories and making millions of kids sick each year!
Its for the children ya know!
alpackie|1412745390|3764095 said:This is a local story for me, here's some context: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/School-Districts-to-remove-all-swing-sets-in-wake-of-tragedy-278453871.html
As someone who does recess duty every day, I'd say swings are just fine as long as they're over woodchips, and partioned off from the rest of the "big toy" area. (imagine kids running around, not being aware of their surroundings and getting kicked in the face by a kid on a swing)