Swing danger

[Spixie33]

Kids do sometimes get knocked over by the swing but that is something that anyone near the swings just has to be vigilant off. Kids are going to encounter them at the park also. The kids love the swings and they are fun for the kids. I sometimes think I just need a 5 swing person swing set in the backyard rather than all the slides and climbers because the kids seem to just fight about my 3 swings all the time.

Kids need to learn that things can hurt them.

I try very hard to protect the kids from the swings and create a safe zone but if a kid continually doesn't listen then I will let them wander close when someone is going very slow so that they get knocked into just a little bit and learn the danger is real.

[ebhappydc]

Thanks for all the advice...it's tough and i can see both sides, and know we can't bubble wrap kids. My own 3 teenage kids always had swings growing up and were slammed into next week, and i never worried about it as much as i do now with other people's kids...bad me.

[bright sparks]

Thanks for all the advice...it's tough and i can see both sides, and know we can't bubble wrap kids. My own 3 teenage kids always had swings growing up and were slammed into next week, and i never worried about it as much as i do now with other people's kids...bad me.

I think that's a huge part of the concern though, they are not our children. It's not that we care less for our kids, goodness no, but the liability of caring for someone else's child is huge and accident or not, if a child gets badly injured it is our ass on the line. I have swings and am just cautious and keep a close eye on the kids but I ultimately control the swing anyway so if there are little ones playing on the play structure I don't push as high so if they get bumped it's not like they are being hit with the force of an 8 or 9 year old who has really got the swing going.

[5 Little Monkeys]

Thanks for all the advice...it's tough and i can see both sides, and know we can't bubble wrap kids. My own 3 teenage kids always had swings growing up and were slammed into next week, and i never worried about it as much as i do now with other people's kids...bad me.

I know what you mean. There are things I don't allow my dck's to do that I do allow my cousins(which are my godchildren and I treat them like mine lol) or would allow my own (future) children to do. As an example, I would allow my own children to play in the backyard without me directly in the yard for a period of time. I would never allow this with my dck's though because if something were to happen, it is on me. There are plenty of things like this and we just need to take the precautions that we feel are right. If you think taking down the swings is the best approach to this, then so be it. It's your dc so do what you think is right