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I wonder if anyone else saw this experiment ? I'd be interested in other people's views.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...w-8798613.html
This is my opinion - it's great that the problem has been pointed out and that it's obvious from this that small children are cannot be relied on to heed the warnings of adults - possibly because they're unable to assimulate this kind of information before a certain age. It's interesting to note that the onus is placed on the child and not the adult looking after the child. Over-emphasising this message could also lead kids to believe that we live in a hostile world, which in itself creates those conditions .Furthermore, far from being safe places, playgrounds are a an incredible source of accident and danger of various kinds, that's when the adult minding the child needs to be at their most attentive.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...w-8798613.html
This is my opinion - it's great that the problem has been pointed out and that it's obvious from this that small children are cannot be relied on to heed the warnings of adults - possibly because they're unable to assimulate this kind of information before a certain age. It's interesting to note that the onus is placed on the child and not the adult looking after the child. Over-emphasising this message could also lead kids to believe that we live in a hostile world, which in itself creates those conditions .Furthermore, far from being safe places, playgrounds are a an incredible source of accident and danger of various kinds, that's when the adult minding the child needs to be at their most attentive.