Do you remember when you were a kid and every playground you went to was like a mini boot camp obstacle course. No plastic or rubber , simply wood and metal. No rubber chips or all weather rubber terrain , just sand and gravel. sounds harsh but those were the good old days that made kids tough and strong , not sensitive and weak.
Lets compare the 1980's playground to the 2000's!
Remember the heat of the metal on a nice sunny day and the feel of your skin screeching down the
slide, if you were wearing anything less than pants.
No need for weight distribution , we had balance and strong arms to hold on with!
Better hold tight because that fall will hurt. First lesson in the art of balance and control.
Oh look a plastic slide with a soft rubber landing . The illusion that there is no struggle or pain and
always a soft landing.
Look at all those pretty colors . Just prepping your kids to ask you to go to an amusement park to spend a bunch of money and not appreciate what you have.
Look at all of these things combined . Its like a utopia . no friction, no worry , pretty colors and the false sense that it will all be okay.
1980's, The feel of cold steel that rusted and coarse wood complete with splinters. All preparations for different levels of pain. This left no surprises for pain in the future . We learned from it and moved on. It helped shape us to work hard and work through the toughest of jobs. It made pro sports fun to watch . 2000's, There are many kids now, spoiled by the safety nets provided when they are younger. Not saying I want kids to get injured and I like to see them in pain but, rather be tough and keep going when things get difficult or they are in a minor bit of pain. Now people want more money but don't want the hard work, just look at pro athletes. many keep working through the pain and earn their paychecks. Then their are those that say ouch it hurts and need a week for a bruise or a minor sprain. I Believe that the softer the playgrounds have become, the softer our kids get and the weaker the adult they produce.
Wait for it.....
See the difference?
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