Since summer time is here and the days are getting longer and I am getting off work earlier, I have been taking the two oldest kids to the park almost everyday after work. They love the park. I love them to go to the park because they have so much fun there. However, I hate what I see going on that park by other children. Noah is at this stage where he copies everything he sees. So often as I am watching other children, I am praying that mine don't see how they are behaving and try to copy it.
Playgrounds are supposed to be a training ground for social interactions among children. They should learn to share, respect each other, take turns, and play together. The park should be a place where parents interact very little with children, letting them explore and discover how to work things out on their own. Parents supervise to ensure no one gets physically hurt, but not interfere with the development of the social mechanisms. There used to be a communal standard of behavior for children. But now there is none. That means the park is really no longer a safe training ground anymore. It is very sad that I am more concerned about taking my kids to the park because of what they might learn than I am about what they might learn from watching TV.
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