Should “Child’s Play” Include a Little Danger?
The Progressive-era roots of the ‘adventure playground’ movement
Adventure playgrounds are built on the idea that kids need to play in danger-possible environments, free from rigid schedules and restrictions of modern parenting. These playscapes throw kids into industrial-like settings where hammers, saws, and drain pipes replace the see saw, slide, and swing structures of the post-World War II ...
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