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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Injuries at the playground are part of being a kid. It is unfortunate that your child broke his leg, but exploring and playing hard are good for kids. And swinging too high isn't really a thing. You can't tell me that when you were four you didn't swing as high as you could go and then jump off. [/quote]

I have never told a child they were swinging too high, even if I thought they were (in which case I was standing behind them far enough back to not be hit, but close enough to get to them if they fell, no I wouldn't have been able to catch them).  However, I do believe that four-year-olds should be prevented from jumping, and if they disobey, they are done swinging.[/quote]

How exactly do you prevent a child from jumping? they're in control of whether or not they let go. [/quote]

If your charge is reckless, uncontrollable, and doesn't listen or head warnings and advice then you simply don't put him in situations beyond his control/maturity. If I was a nanny I would let my 4 and 6 year old do things I would never let some of the other children I have met do, because my kids are very well behaved and mature, while so many other kids are wild and uncontrollable.

I would let my 6 year old do something like Go-Karts because I know he could listen, understand, and follow the rules while many other kids would just be dangerous and wild and likely get hurt or hurt someone else, so as an adult I would prevent them from being able to do that by not letting them participate in that activity.[/quote]

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