Forum Index
»
Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers
At the playground, today...
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}
Anonymous
|
LOL OP here, thanks for the laughter, 00:39!
I was just thinking about that... The poor thing wants to be creative and we're there following their every movement coaching on what they should and should not do. That's why this country is full of people who can't create anything! There from the very beginning we're teaching them that creativity is not allowed. And if one human being dares to "break" an nonexistent rule chaos is installed! The system breaks down because nobody knows how to act when things don't go according to plan. Nobody can improvise or just think creatively to get out of the situation. That's exactly how we're raising our children. How depressing!!!!! I just thought of this read I've done a few days ago... http://www.nj.com/parenting/lee_lusardiconnor/index.ssf/2011/07/the_hidden_risks_of_super-safe_playgrounds.html |
Anonymous
|
I already posted earlier about my brother losing his two front teeth walking up the slide. Am I the only one that realizes walking up the slide is too dangerous for a 1-yo? They don't have the coordination to protect their face or neck if they fall, not to mention they cannot jump away if a child decides to go down the slide while they are going up.
I don't want my kid to be a bowling pin and I don't want them to lose (a) tooth/teeth. I am FAR from a helicopter parent and I still cannot believe the laissez-faire attitude PPs have about going the wrong way on a slide. DCUM you never fail to surprise. |
Anonymous
|
this is a good one too:
http://socyberty.com/psychology/super-safe-playgrounds-may-cause-kids-more-harm-than-good/ |
Anonymous
| The take home lesson of this thread is that if you see a kid going up a slide (or lingering at the base too long), what you should do is choose to go down that slide that moment and kick the kid on there, as a warning to not do it again. Thanks dcum... |
Anonymous
Woman, wake up it's a PLAY ground. There's no "wrong way"! It's a freaking 1yo!!!! I was holding her butt all the time while she was trying to climb up the thing. It was freaking 8am. We were the only people there until grandma showed up with the little brat. My brother lost both his front teeth at age 13 playing soap slide with me and my dad in our garage. We soaked the floor and the drive way with soap and water and we were sliding on our tummies all the way down. It was the most awesome memory I have from spending time with my dad. He broke his teeth, my mom was furious but we all survived! Just go to the dentist and have it fixed. No biggie! Geesh! |
Anonymous
|
Glad your brother likes his false teeth, but your own child would be much better off if he learned to share the playground equipment in easier ways.
Oh, and try not to call names. |
Anonymous
That's life with kids, PP. They'll get stitches, they'll break bones... it happens! And you completely missed the point. My child was playing on an empty equipment and a very badly mannered toddler caused this situation just because the person in charge was not willing to do their job. And when the time to "share playground equipment" comes you can rest assured that your little snow flake will not have a broken teeth from my child kicking him on the face. |
Anonymous
I wouldn't be so quick to describe a 3 year old as a brat. That will likely be your kid one day (especially with a mother who views her DD as the center of the (playground) universe). |
Anonymous
OP, you really have very little idea of how 3 year old should act. While some are more timid and wouldn't do what that 3 year old did, the fact that the 3 year old choose to go down your slide is not rude. It is normal 3 yo old behavior. More baffling to me is YOUR behavior - getting all worked up and calling a THREE YEAR OLD names and refusing to move out of his/her way. Your behavior is pretty childish and inexcusable. And this whole argument that "gee, there shouldn't be any rules re: walking up the slide" (all be argued no doubt to justify OP wanting her 1 year old to do whatever she wants), this is not the way the world works. There are lots of unwritten rules that are in place partly for safety, partly for etiquette. We aren't all conformist b/c we believe in abiding by this (sometimes silly) rules. We just realize that in the grand scheme of things, better to play nice than to be that bitchy mother who goes around pointing fingers at 3 year olds and hurling insults at them... |
Anonymous
I'm sorry, I'm all for my kid exploring but I don't have a "broken bone... it happens!" attitude about anything. Where do you draw the line? You are totally the type of parent who probably lets kids run around the pool on wet decks, dive in shallow water without testing it first, ride a bike without a helmet. Yes, many of us survived these things but it's just not the norm anymore. Do you want to be the mom who allowed their kid to do dangerous xyz and another kid got seriously injured following your kid's lead? I don't think the issue is actually letting your kid climb up the slide, the issue is your "I'm right and everyone else is wrong" attitude. How about you try to take this as a teachable moment and practice some humility because you have a few years until your kid is on the other end of the slide wreaking havoc on someone else's precious snow flake. |
Anonymous
| If there are no rules at the playground, OP, then by what standard of behavior are you judging the 3 yr old you so self-righteously call a brat? Or is it just your snowflake who shouldn't have any rules? |
Anonymous
Absolutely, the 3yo was just being "creative" and trying out all of the slides! |
Anonymous
Ding ding ding! Seriously, OP. Time to be a grown-up. |
Anonymous
It's not like she actually called the kids a brat to her face- she's referring to her as one. It's okay OP, I got in trouble for this when I asked folks to admit if their kids were assholes. Sounds like the 3yo was one. 
|
Anonymous
OP here. I liked you then, I like you more now! 
|