Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Playgrounds

[Harry Pasternak (Harry_Pasternak]

c> general statement that playgrounds are
c> useless should NOT be drawn from this study. As a parent of two
c> children in the Boston area, we visit several of the local
c> playgrounds regularly. The kids ask to visit them, and it's not
c> unusual to bump into other friends at the playground. Given our own
c> very limited yard space, the local playgrounds are a godsend.

Jerry

What can I say?  All the studies I saw at the time said the same thing.
Nanine Clay did similar studies in the USA using still photography and got
the same results.

The obvious questions are :

- Does your child only go to the playground when you take her?
 Studies show that young children will only walk a maximum of 75 feet away
from their home in order to become involved in activities.

- What does he or she do the rest of the time for play?
- Do you have a front lawn or garden?
- What does your child play on when at the playground?
- What activity does your child like to do most of all at the playground?
- What are the rest of the children doing who are not at the playground?


Harry 



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