Yep, summer's coming. Time to whip parents into a paranoid frenzy with fluff articles.

gleaming slide

There are still playground with metal slides?

In before "In my day the slides were made out of barbed wire and we liked it, etc."

Well, if the kids leg is broken, you no longer have to chase it around the playground...

3rd option: Have the government ban slides from playgrounds so that there is no chance that your little angel can get hurt on one.

Why are humans so stupid? Aren't we supposed to be the most intelligent animals on Earth?

My theory: humans wanted to be smart so badly, they traded everything else for it, including common sense.

The wife and I have actually been engaging this dilemma recently with our crawling 10 month old. So we've been placing him half way up and catching him at the bottom. He doesn't like it yet, but he's getting used to it. He loves the swings though.

my 2 year old daughter is a great climber and loves going up the 7' high ladders at the playground to the big slides. If you try to help her, she'll say no and wave you away, so the best you can do is spot from the ground.

I encourage it.

Persnickety: In before "In my day the slides were made out of barbed wire and we liked it, etc."

Oh man, I would have loved a barbed wire slide! Ours was made out of used razors and hypodermic needles with a pit filled with rusty stakes and broken glass at the bottom, and we were damn thankful to have it!

Seriously, you can't let you brat go down the dam slide by their self? shiat when I was a kid there was a slide of doom in the kiddie pool. You would get to the top of this slide it had these big looping handles, if you were not careful you would slip on the top, go right through the side of it and land head first on the concrete. More then one kid was sent to the hospital before they finally took the dam thing out.

Next week: Will today's parents allow their snowflakes on the teeter totter of death?

Wow - talk about fear mongering

playing outside may mean more opportunities for a child to get hurt.

Well then by all means leave them inside all summer, parked in front of the video games so no injuries will occur

parents not have small children ride on slides that are higher than the reach of their arm.

So (assuming they mean the kids) like a 4' slide, yep that's a real rush

says that children should only jump on trampolines one at a time,

And where is the fun in that? The joy of the trampoline is getting bounced around by friends, one at a time? May as well be inside on a video game

children under the age of six shouldn't be on trampolines at all.

Yes - they should be inside, sealed in bubble wrap, kept in a crate to be admired, (sort of like the wedding china) but not allowed out

mod3072: Persnickety: In before "In my day the slides were made out of barbed wire and we liked it, etc."

Oh man, I would have loved a barbed wire slide! Ours was made out of used razors and hypodermic needles with a pit filled with rusty stakes and broken glass at the bottom, and we were damn thankful to have it!

Meh, those were for pussies. What you really needed was those shiny metal slides in a places that temperature rose to over 100 degrees in the summer. Then you wore shorts or swim trunks, no shoes or shirt and slid down the thing loving the smell of your flesh cooking as you screamed in excitement.

the quote in the article reminded me of the mohel episode of Seinfeld, when Elaine put her glass on the edge of the table.

Yeah we were told to be careful at one school I went to. Don't remember what kind of careful but we were semi-not supposed to even use the slides. WTF. Then again I didn't really like the things can't remember why.

Oh I rememeber now: They have friction. Any. And any friction makes them not really fun/work. Water slide or nothing.

I must not be like most modern parent's. I let my kids do dangerous things and tell them to man up when they get hurt. "Come on" I say, "stop crying your six years old for god sake, you can jump off the top of the monkey bars"

I choose the "possibly die" option. Gotta toughen those kiddies up somehow.

I'm more terrified of going down a water slide and hitting a splinter.

After your child's neck breaks the first time it gets stronger

Time to whip parents into a paranoid frenzy with fluff articles.

^^^^ This basically.

FACT: the instant your child pulls back his or her covers in the morning, thousands of threats plague them from every direction! There is no hope! There is no escape! Death swirls over them like a black cloud, casting parents aside with ease as it zeroes in on your child's precious, fragile life! Run! Run for the hills! Run for your lives! Run like every breath is one step ahead of the Devil! Run far, far away!

So the rest of us can enjoy some peace and quiet.

The My Little Pony Killer: gleaming slide

There are still playground with metal slides?


There are still playgrounds?

fta

Kotz also says that children should only jump on trampolines one at a time, and children under the age of six shouldn't be on trampolines at al

I would love to have invited this parentus helicopterus over to watch our 4-way trampoline boxing matches.

We had a huge metal slide in grade school. It looked like so much fun, but in the summer it would sear your flesh, in the winter you'd freeze to it, and if the sun was out it would blind you on the way down.

Plus it was riveted together in segments so depending on the temperature it may be a nice smooth ride or one of the metal plates might have warped and you took a chunk of flesh off the back of your legs when you went across the gap between segments.

/ not good times.... that slide was a horrible, horrible enticement to pain

pwhp_67: The My Little Pony Killer: gleaming slide

There are still playground with metal slides?


There are still playgrounds?

Where do you people live? There are playgrounds at every school, sports field and park in my town. All with slides, monkey bars, see-saws, etc. All with kids as young as 2 running all over the place.

The "snowflake" world you imagine doesn't exist. Kids today, as far as I can see, are pretty much exactly the same as kids were 30 years ago.

Posh Naranek: Yeah we were told to be careful at one school I went to. Don't remember what kind of careful but we were semi-not supposed to even use the slides. WTF. Then again I didn't really like the things can't remember why.

Oh I rememeber now: They have friction. Any. And any friction makes them not really fun/work. Water slide or nothing.

Those plastic and fiberglass slides work way better if you apply a coat of dry silicone spray lubricant to them. I used to do that for my kids at the facility I worked at, and when they saw me come out with the spraycan and rag, they'd immediately form a huge line at the slide. They'd end up going fast as hell, and they loved it. The only misfortune was when I watched a kid who didn't know I'd just sprayed the slide try to run up it. He looked like Fred Flintstone revving up his feet for a run, making me imagine the "bobbidybobbidybobbidy" sound that goes with it, then he fell flat forward.

Good times.

I was a kid through the late 70s-early 80s and I was a normal rambunctious child and because I never broke a major bone I think I missed out on some childhood experiences. I was always signing a cast but never had one signed...*sigh*

Jerkwater: pwhp_67: The My Little Pony Killer: gleaming slide

There are still playground with metal slides?


There are still playgrounds?

Where do you people live? There are playgrounds at every school, sports field and park in my town. All with slides, monkey bars, see-saws, etc. All with kids as young as 2 running all over the place.

The "snowflake" world you imagine doesn't exist. Kids today, as far as I can see, are pretty much exactly the same as kids were 30 years ago.

Pretty much this. My daughter's 10. I never saw the super-hovering parenting that is purported to be going on. I suspect this is an example of Farkers (my guess is those without kids but those getting to parenting age) believing the media - that their "peers" are somehow over-nannying kids. It doesn't happen, at least at a micro level.... Then again, I jump out of airplanes for a hobby, so my risk tolerance might be skewed.

The irony (Farkers being duped by the media) ought to be sprinkled on judiciously, because it's delicious.

mod3072: Persnickety: In before "In my day the slides were made out of barbed wire and we liked it, etc."

Oh man, I would have loved a barbed wire slide! Ours was made out of used razors and hypodermic needles with a pit filled with rusty stakes and broken glass at the bottom, and we were damn thankful to have it!

Rusty stakes?! Luxury! In my day, the pit was filled with lusty snakes!

Yet another "news" article posing hypothetical situations and their outcomes without examples or evidence. Children should also be careful around playgrounds because of the possibility of attacks by bears that have escaped from a nearby zoo. You never know!

Jerkwater: The "snowflake" world you imagine doesn't exist. Kids today, as far as I can see, are pretty much exactly the same as kids were 30 years ago.

You are lucky to live where you do to think the snowflake world doesn't exist.

Jerkwater: pwhp_67: The My Little Pony Killer: gleaming slide

There are still playground with metal slides?


There are still playgrounds?

Where do you people live? There are playgrounds at every school, sports field and park in my town. All with slides, monkey bars, see-saws, etc. All with kids as young as 2 running all over the place.

The "snowflake" world you imagine doesn't exist. Kids today, as far as I can see, are pretty much exactly the same as kids were 30 years ago.

It's not the kids (who are alright), it's the parents. Some have a zero tolerance policy for risk are are upset the rest of the world doesn't share their worldview.

/it's a minority thankfully, but all too vocal
//the perceived threat of lawsuits helps too.

bad_blood: my 2 year old daughter is a great climber and loves going up the 7' high ladders at the playground to the big slides. If you try to help her, she'll say no and wave you away, so the best you can do is spot from the ground.

I encourage it.

I do the same with my 2 year old daughter.
/Sometimes she makes me come to the top and go down before her. Never at the same time though.

Jerkwater: The "snowflake" world you imagine doesn't exist. Kids today, as far as I can see, are pretty much exactly the same as kids were 30 years ago.

True. The only difference is that the toys are different. There are no more fun-houses, and the only merry-go-rounds are at real old parks. Now they have "zip-lines" and commando lines.

/Went to a playground with this chair. I want one at my home.

Jerkwater: pwhp_67: The My Little Pony Killer: gleaming slide

There are still playground with metal slides?


There are still playgrounds?

Where do you people live? There are playgrounds at every school, sports field and park in my town. All with slides, monkey bars, see-saws, etc. All with kids as young as 2 running all over the place.

The "snowflake" world you imagine doesn't exist. Kids today, as far as I can see, are pretty much exactly the same as kids were 30 years ago.

Whatever man. You talk like you're from some jerkwater town or something.

Usually they're riding behind the child, with the child in front. The child's foot may get caught. Those sneakers may get caught on the slide. The parent's force from behind may cause that child's leg to then crack.

So, somebody was sitting around trying to think of a way that something horrible could happen, and then decided to "warn" people about it.

Skwrl: I never saw the super-hovering parenting that is purported to be going on.

My neighbor was one of these heliparents. Her son, now almost out of college, was not allowed any real 'play' outside of soccer, which he was *very* good at.

(backyard BBQ) "Don't run"
"Stay where we can see you"
"Don't go past the neighbors mailbox" (75 feet away)

This in a low crime 'burb neighborhood.

When he was away at college, mom was his alarm clock. Call him every morning to wake him up.

B. Definitely B.

Sorry kids (because it's really not your fault), but I laugh when your overprotective parents get you more injured than if they hadn't interfered at all. You would think they would learn their lesson after something like this, but then they weren't intelligent to begin with.

skrame: /Went to a playground with this chair. I want one at my home.

They have one here. Some of the kids have gotten adept at getting the thing going pretty fast. They've got one of these, which is kinda neat.

Splinshints: We had a huge metal slide in grade school. It looked like so much fun, but in the summer it would sear your flesh, in the winter you'd freeze to it, and if the sun was out it would blind you on the way down.

Plus it was riveted together in segments so depending on the temperature it may be a nice smooth ride or one of the metal plates might have warped and you took a chunk of flesh off the back of your legs when you went across the gap between segments.

/ not good times.... that slide was a horrible, horrible enticement to pain

Took my boys to a playground that had one of those a few years ago. farking thing must have been 30 feet tall and stuck out deliberately where shade wasn't even a suggestion. I halfheartedly tried to warn them but I shamefacedly admit I kinda wanted to go home by then and caved really fast.

/stopped for ice cream on the way

syberpud: Jerkwater: pwhp_67: The My Little Pony Killer: gleaming slide

There are still playground with metal slides?


There are still playgrounds?

Where do you people live? There are playgrounds at every school, sports field and park in my town. All with slides, monkey bars, see-saws, etc. All with kids as young as 2 running all over the place.

The "snowflake" world you imagine doesn't exist. Kids today, as far as I can see, are pretty much exactly the same as kids were 30 years ago.

It's not the kids (who are alright), it's the parents. Some have a zero tolerance policy for risk are are upset the rest of the world doesn't share their worldview.

/it's a minority thankfully, but all too vocal
//the perceived threat of lawsuits helps too.

The in-laws are like that. They tell their kids "NO" more than anything else. It's gotten so bad that the eldest (5 year old) will start throwing up from anxiety if he thinks he'll be yelled at for doing something.

Whenever we take the kids for the week/weekend we make sure they can feel free to run around in the park without their parents telling them "NO" all the time.