Monday, February 27, 2012
"New Playgrounds Are Safe—and That's Why Nobody Uses Them"
I'm not surprised.
I wonder that no "experts" saw this coming...
I wonder that no "experts" saw this coming...
Alice G. Walton writes about it at theAltantic.com:
"The take-home message, though, is that playgrounds are presenting a bit of a Catch-22 these days. Safety guidelines, which are admittedly important, can defeat the very purpose of the playground: rather than promoting physical activity, they are dampening it.
'An important message from this study is that well-intentioned policies may have unintended consequences for preschool-aged children's physical development,' Copeland said. 'Daily physical activity is essential for preschool-aged children's development and for preventing obesity.... In essence, in ensuring that young children are smart and safe, we may also be keeping them sedentary.'"
