Slide "Etiquette"

[Lyss]

There are physical and cognitive benefits to climbing up slides. It uses different muscles, different climbing skills, etc.

I agree I always remember my aunt telling me when I was younger that that playgrounds are for gross motor development and risk management lessons, as well as social manners.

This is a very big pet peeve of mine. It's downright rude to allow your child to go up a slide. I'm not sure how they learn if they are allowed at certain times and not at other times. It's about respect and manners. I cannot stand at a slide to insure your child is doing the right thing, when one of mine are going down the slide. I hope your child isn't making a bad choice when one of mine are sliding down the slide. Your child will end up hurt. (I'm talking about the big slides you can't see the bottom to until your down)

I don't think it's the right thing to do, no matter what size the slide is.

I think children are very much capable of learning how rules apply in certain situations. My DCKs know that when we are walking to the park everyone must have a hand on the stroller, yet when we reach the park they know they are allowed to play/run in the grass as we walk the rest of the way to the park. There are many rules that apply in certain situations only

[LaLa1923]

There are physical and cognitive benefits to climbing up slides. It uses different muscles, different climbing skills, etc.

In my backyard the children can go up or down the slides as the choose. They tend to work out between them who goes first and how. When we are in public, the kids go up the ladders and down the slides only.

You can also do this APPROPIATELY on equipment designed for this.

[LaLa1923]

I agree I always remember my aunt telling me when I was younger that that playgrounds are for gross motor development and risk management lessons, as well as social manners.



I think children are very much capable of learning how rules apply in certain situations. My DCKs know that when we are walking to the park everyone must have a hand on the stroller, yet when we reach the park they know they are allowed to play/run in the grass as we walk the rest of the way to the park. There are many rules that apply in certain situations only

What about consistency? What happened to that?

[Cat Herder]

I am just glad my city park does not allow commercial use of it's equipment lovethis

The police would have moved the large group along unless they had a special use permit.

[NeedaVaca]

What about consistency? What happened to that?

I think as long as you have rules in place even if they are certain situation rules you can still be consistent. My DS for example knows he can do certain things one way when we are home alone and another way when DCK's are here. Even though he has 2 sets of rules we keep it consistent.

[craftymissbeth]

Consistency in this case would be to be consistent in whatever rules you are implementing. For example, consistently remind them that while at the park with children not from our daycare we go up the ladder and down the slide. Be consistent in reminding them why we have this rule (other children are not used to playing the way we do and someone may get hurt). Consistency does not mean the same rules are in place for every situation we are in.

In our own space vs. Public spaces... the rules may change slightly, but we must follow them.

Anywho, I heard many years ago, and I cannot remember the source so forgive me for that, that it is beneficial for children to go up the slide. Like a PP said, it works different muscles and such. I can't remember all of the reasons.

For what it's worth, I do not allow ds to go up the slide while at the park with other children, but at home, it's fine.

[Lianne]

You can also do this APPROPIATELY on equipment designed for this.

This seems like a hot button for you. The kids in my care learn to not go up slides in public because I enforce the rule when we're outside of my yard. It only takes a couple times of reminding them and they get it and if they don't, getting knock over by the kid sliding down will teach them.

I used to insist that equipment was only used how the majority of the public thinks it should be used but I found myself constantly telling them no, redirecting them and micromanaging them. None of us was enjoying our time outside. I decided to just let the kids be, while out in my yard, and now we can spend hours in my yard and enjoy the time out there. I'm amazed at how creative the kids can be in they're play if they're left along to just...play.

It's my experience that children accomplish what they are physically capable of. I do not help children on play equipment because, in my opinion, if they can't manage the equipment on their own, they aren't physically capable or ready to use it. Not being physically capable helps to keep them safe from injury because they are unable to do what is unsafe for them. I also don't move children out of the way from the bottom of the slide. They'll learn quickly that if you stand there, you'll get knocked down. Natural consequence at work. 14mos olds and younger are an exception to this, I will move them out of the way but by 15mos I generally don't.

[Crystal]

This seems like a hot button for you. The kids in my care learn to not go up slides in public because I enforce the rule when we're outside of my yard. It only takes a couple times of reminding them and they get it and if they don't, getting knock over by the kid sliding down will teach them.

I used to insist that equipment was only used how the majority of the public thinks it should be used but I found myself constantly telling them no, redirecting them and micromanaging them. None of us was enjoying our time outside. I decided to just let the kids be, while out in my yard, and now we can spend hours in my yard and enjoy the time out there. I'm amazed at how creative the kids can be in they're play if they're left along to just...play.

It's my experience that children accomplish what they are physically capable of. I do not help children on play equipment because, in my opinion, if they can't manage the equipment on their own, they aren't physically capable of doing it. Not being physically capable helps to keep them safe from injury because they are unable to do what is unsafe for them. I also don't move children out of the way from the bottom of the slide. They'll learn quickly that if you stand there, you'll get knocked down. Natural consequence at work. 14mos olds and younger are an exception to this, I will move them out of the way but by 15mos I generally don't.

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[Blackcat31]

This seems like a hot button for you. The kids in my care learn to not go up slides in public because I enforce the rule when we're outside of my yard. It only takes a couple times of reminding them and they get it and if they don't, getting knock over by the kid sliding down will teach them.

I used to insist that equipment was only used how the majority of the public thinks it should be used but I found myself constantly telling them no, redirecting them and micromanaging them. None of us was enjoying our time outside. I decided to just let the kids be, while out in my yard, and now we can spend hours in my yard and enjoy the time out there. I'm amazed at how creative the kids can be in they're play if they're left along to just...play.

It's my experience that children accomplish what they are physically capable of. I do not help children on play equipment because, in my opinion, if they can't manage the equipment on their own, they aren't physically capable or ready to use it. Not being physically capable helps to keep them safe from injury because they are unable to do what is unsafe for them. I also don't move children out of the way from the bottom of the slide. They'll learn quickly that if you stand there, you'll get knocked down. Natural consequence at work. 14mos olds and younger are an exception to this, I will move them out of the way but by 15mos I generally don't.

Have I ever told you how much I like you? happyface

me too!! :hug:

[Meyou]

Me three.

[Lyss]

What about consistency? What happened to that?

My boundaries are consistent. Every time we walk to the park as in my example the SAME rules apply: hold stroller and walk carefully on the way to park, run and play are ok in the grass once we turn into the park.

This seems like a hot button for you. The kids in my care learn to not go up slides in public because I enforce the rule when we're outside of my yard. It only takes a couple times of reminding them and they get it and if they don't, getting knock over by the kid sliding down will teach them.

I used to insist that equipment was only used how the majority of the public thinks it should be used but I found myself constantly telling them no, redirecting them and micromanaging them. None of us was enjoying our time outside. I decided to just let the kids be, while out in my yard, and now we can spend hours in my yard and enjoy the time out there. I'm amazed at how creative the kids can be in they're play if they're left along to just...play.

It's my experience that children accomplish what they are physically capable of. I do not help children on play equipment because, in my opinion, if they can't manage the equipment on their own, they aren't physically capable or ready to use it. Not being physically capable helps to keep them safe from injury because they are unable to do what is unsafe for them. I also don't move children out of the way from the bottom of the slide. They'll learn quickly that if you stand there, you'll get knocked down. Natural consequence at work. 14mos olds and younger are an exception to this, I will move them out of the way but by 15mos I generally don't.

Ditto!

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happyface me too (or 4 I mean :

[Springdaze]

at my house, i do because it is like a 3 ft slide and havent had tiny tinies for a while, but I make them stop if there is. in public, I go into a different mode and dont let them "its not civilized!" I can see why the daycare teacher would not want them to, she has people to answer to if the kids get hurt

[Childminder]

Well, I read that wrong. I guess you meant the slide down part but I "thought" and voted yes thinking the steps. Duh. So change my vote to absolutely NO climbing up the down part. Someone inevitably will get hurt.