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You've seen neglectful parenting then, which would exist irrespective of what material playgrounds are built from.
by Airsinner 3y ago
You've seen neglectful parenting then, which would exist irrespective of what material playgrounds are built from.
- kyleee 3y agoIt’s actually quite a high bar for a parent to completely prevent unintended items from being put in a child’s mouth. I suspect you either don’t have children or you are an extremely militant helicopter parent if you can tell us with a straight face you’ve met that bar.
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- WendyTheWillow 3y agoWhile it may be a full time job, keeping toxic materials out of your child's mouth is one of the primary responsibilities of a parent. This is not a high bar.
- ars 3y agoIf a playground has toxic material, then the playground is doing it wrong, not the parent. And yes, it's a full time job (at certain ages), and no it's hardly the primary responsibility, it's one of many.
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- WendyTheWillow 3y agoIf your child is putting part of the playground into their mouth, you are doing it wrong, not the playground. And I think you misread; I said it was one of the primary responsibilities of a parent to keep toxic things out of your child's mouth.
- ars 3y ago> If your child is putting part of the playground into their mouth, you are doing it wrong, not the playground. Apparently you've never met an infant.
- WendyTheWillow 3y agoI have and when they try to put recycled tire in their mouths, I stop them. It is not a tenable position to suggest that children will unavoidably poison themselves, and that's just part of life...
- ars 3y agoToo late - they already did it. Unless you are implying you hover over them no matter where they go. Most parents will sit on the side and watch their kids. They can remove the tire material from their mouths, but they can't stop it from entering in the first place.
- WendyTheWillow 3y agoMost parents don't take their children to playgrounds where the likelihood of putting toxic materials into their mouths is high. Also, having watched many a young child, this isn't normal behavior for children you leave alone to play on playgrounds, precisely for this reason.
- washadjeffmad 3y agoOh, get a grip. If parenting was really critical for their development, then it would be on my infant's YouTube playlist.
- WendyTheWillow 3y agoI think there's a Bluey episode about not eating the recycled tires on the playground...
- washadjeffmad 3y agoNow you're talking!
- soperj 3y agoBecause people can control what their kids do at school...
- nvy 3y agoHaha, ask me how I know you don't have kids.