Do you let your kid...

saraboston · October 2012

Climb up the slide at the playground? (As in, climb up the slide rather then climb the ladder to go down the slide.)

ppants · October 2012

No

Bambina54 · October 2012

He doesn't try much, but I would only if there aren't other kids playing, otherwise I think it is rude when kids climb up while others are trying to slide down. I'm super judgy at the park though. I'm trying to be less of an a$$.

ASmallWonder · October 2012

I'm the worst kind of parent - the inconsistent kind. I don't really see the big deal about it but if other kids are around I tell him not to because all the other parents seem hung up on it and I don't want him being the leader of the rebellious crew :-p

MrsGoodkat · October 2012

Negatory

Everyusernameistaken · October 2012

I teach Kindergarten, and we've always done the "no climbing up the slide!" rule. However, my district has been working towards nurturing the "whole child" in K and the occupational therapists that we've been working with have said that it is SO good for their gross motor development.

So, we've really been working on teaching them how to do it safely and considerately: it''s OK when just our class goes out, and if you check to make sure no one is coming down first, but not during recess when all the other kids are out or if someone's coming down the slide.

My baby is waaaay to little to be on a playground, so I don't know what I'd do from a parenting perspective, but that's my "teacher two cents."

thisplaceisstupid · October 2012

If there aren't other kids on it, yes.

SoDoMojo · October 2012

No.

flyingsaucer · October 2012

No, because right now my kids can't make a judgment call as to when it is "safe" or not

nancy30005 · October 2012

Yes. I *did*. Especially before he could really walk...

Until a particular Bump thread. [:/]

He's older now, so it's "up the stairs, down the slide" shiz.

Smootchy · October 2012

No.
one day he wouldn't listen and a little girl was waiting very nicely for him to move. I finally said, "go ahead and go sweetheart...." Looked at my son and said, "you're gonna get kicked in the face dude..."
The little girl waited another few seconds and DS jumped off so fast. Hasn't climbed up since.

Smootchy · October 2012

nancy30005:
Yes. nbsp;I did. Especially before he could really walk...Until a nbsp;particular Bump thread. nbsp;[:/]He's older now, so it's "up the stairs, down the slide" shiz.nbsp;

Chants:
Link said thread! Link said thread!

MrsGoodkat · October 2012

I'll admit I say no less for safety reasons than for the fact that it tracks more dirt and mud on the whole slide. lol

CoffeeBeen · October 2012

Nope.

nancy30005 · October 2012

chapski:
nancy30005:
Yes. nbsp;I did. Especially before he could really walk...Until a nbsp;particular Bump thread. nbsp;[:/]He's older now, so it's "up the stairs, down the slide" shiz.nbsp;
Chants: Link said thread! Link said thread!

How do I do that, babe? Educate me, Chaps

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha · October 2012

Not when there are other kids around.

Smootchy · October 2012

nancy30005:
chapski:
nancy30005:
Yes. nbsp;I did. Especially before he could really walk...Until a nbsp;particular Bump thread. nbsp;[:/]He's older now, so it's "up the stairs, down the slide" shiz.nbsp;

Chants:
Link said thread! Link said thread!
How do I do that, babe? Educate me, Chaps  

I would go to thread, copy the crap that comes up in tool bar, then paste in this thread... Hitting space bar after makes it clicky.

....but that's what I do, DH says I do everything the hard way. Me not too computer savvy. I still don't know how to do a gif thing... So sad.

quidditchcapn1120 · October 2012

Nope. I used to but my DH FREAKED and gave me a lecture about how dangerous it is. I figure I'll let him win that battle and I'll win the one about saving the ice cream for after DS goes to bed so there's more for me...er, I mean, to save his teeth. Yeah, teeth.

Mmmm... Ice cream

RondackHiker · October 2012

Yes. But if he was in the way, I wouldn't let him. We actually haven't run into that yet. He isn't allowed at daycare, but he never tries. He seems to get the difference. They also don't let him go down on his belly and I do.

If other parents are telling their kids no, I do try to redirect, but I am also not going to change my parenting for strangers. They also don't let their kids go in the sandbox bc it is too messy. Seriously, DS is usually the only one in there and I hear parents tell kids "no sandbox" all the time.

As far as tracking dirt, I haven't noticed that, but most playgrounds around here are rubberized.

BrittKav · October 2012

No. I don't think its a big deal when there aren't other kids, but I don't want to send mixed messages by allowing it sometimes and not at other times so I just ban it all together.

Wufroggy79 · October 2012

No. It's super rude for one because it hogs the slide from a kid who wants to use it properly, and it's unsafe.

honkytonk_kid · October 2012

Yes

I would spend the entire trip pulling him off the slide if I did not, for something I consider not a big deal. I would get him to move if he was holding others up though.

I would assume at preschool they don't allow it, but I'm confident he can figure out the difference.

shibby00 · October 2012

She can climb up the slide as long as nobody is at the top.

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HElizabethDU · October 2012

thisplaceisstupid:
If there aren't other kids on it, yes.

This.

chardonnay24 · October 2012

fredalina:
thisplaceisstupid:
If there aren't other kids on it, yes.
This. FWIW it doesn't seem to be a hot button issue at playgrounds near me. Kids climb up, and parents usually only intervene if someone is wanting to slide down. Also, there usually aren't a ton of kids at the playground at once so it's not really a BD. LO has easily figured out the difference in rules at home, playgrounds, and daycares.

All of this. Our favorite park isn't generally very busy so it hasn't been much of an issue. He knows that he's not supposed to climb up the slide at daycare and indoor park, where there are almost always kids trying to go down.

Jen&Len · October 2012

Yes, unless there is someone trying to get down. I think almost all the kids at our playground climb up...that's where DS learned it from hahaha. The parents step in if someone else is trying to go down. They also let the kids do it at the preschool, but it's not a huge slide and they are supervised.

zeptattoo · October 2012

thisplaceisstupid:
If there aren't other kids on it, yes.

Same here. Once he saw it wasn't forbidden fruit, he didn't care to do it. Imagine that!

Of course, he'll probably start again now that I have said something....

kcisthebombdotcom · October 2012

Yes for my younger child, no for my older one. My DD has low muscle tone and her OT encourages that as an excellent gross motor activity. We don't do playgrounds on weekends when it's busy--only during the week when there's few other people there so it's never an issue with other kids. My older child is ok with understanding that his sister is still a baby and can do that.

KJmashup · October 2012

thisplaceisstupid:
If there aren't other kids on it, yes.

Same.

outnumbered · October 2012

RondackHiker:
They also don't let their kids go in the sandbox bc it is too messy. Seriously, DS is usually the only one in there and I hear parents tell kids "no sandbox" all the time. As far as tracking dirt, I haven't noticed that, but most playgrounds around here are rubberized.

I do not let my kids do the sandbox at the playground because I have seen cats take a crap in them. I could care less about dirt, but I do have an issue with feces. Maybe those anti-dirt people are really just anti-poop.

RondackHiker · October 2012

outnumbered:
RondackHiker:
They also don't let their kids go in the sandbox bc it is too messy. Seriously, DS is usually the only one in there and I hear parents tell kids "no sandbox" all the time.

As far as tracking dirt, I haven't noticed that, but most playgrounds around here are rubberized.
I do not let my kids do the sandbox at the playground because I have seen cats take a crap in them.  I could care less about dirt, but I do have an issue with feces.  Maybe those anti-dirt people are really just anti-poop. 

Hadn't thought about that. Oh well. We'll keep playing in poop.

JoJoMama730 · October 2012

thisplaceisstupid:
If there aren't other kids on it, yes.

Yes, me too.

RondackHiker · October 2012

mbenit4:
RondackHiker:
outnumbered:

RondackHiker:
They also don't let their kids go in the sandbox bc it is too messy. Seriously, DS is usually the only one in there and I hear parents tell kids "no sandbox" all the time. As far as tracking dirt, I haven't noticed that, but most playgrounds around here are rubberized.

I do not let my kids do the sandbox at the playground because I have seen cats take a crap in them.  I could care less about dirt, but I do have an issue with feces.  Maybe those anti-dirt people are really just anti-poop. 

Hadn't thought about that. Oh well. We'll keep playing in poop.

I don't allow the sanbox because I don't want to clean up sand.

I don't mind cleaning up sand. We have to vacuum all the time anyway bc our 80lb lab loses hair like crazy. DS gets messy when he plays. I have given up that battle.

seahorse102410 · October 2012

fredalina:
thisplaceisstupid:
If there aren't other kids on it, yes.
This. FWIW it doesn't seem to be a hot button issue at playgrounds near me. Kids climb up, and parents usually only intervene if someone is wanting to slide down. Also, there usually aren't a ton of kids at the playground at once so it's not really a BD.

This

Angela814 · October 2012

Sometimes. If there's no one going down, then yes. If she starts climbing and someone wants to go down, I tell her she has to move out of the way.

jess60 · October 2012

CoffeeMonster19:

fredalina:
thisplaceisstupid:
If there aren't other kids on it, yes.
This. FWIW it doesn't seem to be a hot button issue at playgrounds near me. Kids climb up, and parents usually only intervene if someone is wanting to slide down. Also, there usually aren't a ton of kids at the playground at once so it's not really a BD. LO has easily figured out the difference in rules at home, playgrounds, and daycares.

Yep, same here.

This is my stance as well. If he's not in anyone's way, I don't see the big deal.

grr_aargh · October 2012

It's funny, because I'm not big on it. Then last night, the OT told me that I should have my son climb slides in his obstacle courses to help with his dyspraxia and sensory modulation disorder.

Mind. Blown.

Now I have to let him climb the slides. WTF?

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