http://www.achildgrows.com/2008/07/22/burnt-children-at-playgrounds/ The home for Brooklyn parents Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.achildgrows.com/2008/07/22/burnt-children-at-playgrounds/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Kerrie Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:22:18 +0000 http://localhost/achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com/?p=536#comment-313 Karen, thank you so much for posting this. I don't think I've ever seen a warning sign at our various playgrounds, and I had no idea that the mats could get THAT frighteningly hot! I could just imagine letting my son take his shoes off for the sprinklers on a really hot day and then his running onto the mats toward some playground equipment.... And the Parks Department's defense that people should use "common sense"?!?! I thought the point of those mats was to be a safer surface for kids to tumble onto than the rough asphalt. Sorry for the rant -- I'm just feeling disgusted at the city, terrible for those affected families, but grateful for your bringing this to our attention. Thank you. Karen, thank you so much for posting this. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a warning sign at our various playgrounds, and I had no idea that the mats could get THAT frighteningly hot! I could just imagine letting my son take his shoes off for the sprinklers on a really hot day and then his running onto the mats toward some playground equipment…. And the Parks Department’s defense that people should use “common sense”?!?! I thought the point of those mats was to be a safer surface for kids to tumble onto than the rough asphalt. Sorry for the rant — I’m just feeling disgusted at the city, terrible for those affected families, but grateful for your bringing this to our attention. Thank you.

]]> http://www.achildgrows.com/2008/07/22/burnt-children-at-playgrounds/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Andrew Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:38:26 +0000 http://localhost/achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com/?p=536#comment-314 Terrifying article, but very good to know. The photo is horrifying, but I think necessary. It shocks you into reading and taking the issue very seriously. Terrifying article, but very good to know. The photo is horrifying, but I think necessary. It shocks you into reading and taking the issue very seriously.

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