Playground Safety Awareness

Playgrounds and outdoor play equipment offers children fresh air, interaction with friends, and exercises. Therefore it is necessary for parents to make sure that faulty equipment, improper surfaces, and careless behavior do not ruin their fun. You can make the playground entertaining and safe for your children by checking equipment for potential hazards and to teach children how to play safely. When children know the rules associated with the playground, they are less likely to get hurt guidelines

Each year, more than 200,000 children are treated in hospital emergency rooms  for playground-related injuries. Adult supervision can help prevent injuries by making sure each child properly use playground equipment and does not participate in unsafe behavior around it. If an injury does occur, an adult can assist the child to administer any needed first aid right away. Young Children (and often older ones) cannot always gauge distances properly and are usually effective at foreseeing dangerous situations by themselves. Older children like to test their limits in the playground, so it is essential for an adult to be there for proper supervision.

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