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Article: Playground safety.
- Article from:
- Children's Playmate
- Article date:
- September 1, 1997
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Now that your child is back in school, he'll be spending a great deal of time on his school playground. The time he spends running, jumping, climbing, sliding, and swinging not only helps develop his physical skills, but it helps develop his social skills as well.
But is your child's playground safe? Would you know how to spot potential dangers? Read the checklist below to see how your school playground rates for safety.
How Does Your Playground Rate?
* Play surface: The safest playground surfaces are sand, wood chips, or rubber outdoor mats. (Sand should measure about ten inches deep; wood chips should measure about twelve inches deep.) ...