How riskier playgrounds may make kids safer (photos)

Thank you to common sense making a come back.

I have to say common sense needs to make a come back.

That being said, the slide in the gallery does indeed look too dangerous and could lead to a lot more injuries.

Realistically, getting injured is part of being a kid, we cannot (and should not) try to make everything completely safe, you can't live life that way, there is a certain amount of risk to everything you do.

I am only 35 and the things I did as a kid would most likely have been considered child endangerment today. I mean, I walked along trails with very narrow ledges, played with METAL trucks, etc.

My young daughter recently rode a toddler car down a hill and crashed into a parked car. She was not wearing any protective gear, not even shoes! She broke her ankle. Better now than if she were to later ride on a future boyfriend's motorcycle with no protective gear.

Looking at these, I wish I was a kid again. They look like so much fun.

That is a great idea.. A playground with adult sized structures. Be one hell of a workout without feeling like a workout.

Of the idea and of the examples, except for Image 4. That's just a concussion waiting to happen.

I'd also suggest giving kids an option to do parkour in parks...which might include low railings to value and lines on the ground to jump to and from.

I like the idea of number four but it looks a little bit obscene...maybe that is more of an indictment of my character.

...they look like so much fun. It's definitely a cute and creative idea.
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