The Playground is Dangerous … Beware!

Posted on September 2 2010 by mark

I saw this item this morning in the local paper and thought it worthy of discussion in this forum. Who thinks swings have become too dangerous for kids? What’s going on here?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfmoms/detail?entry_id=71443&tsp=1…

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Thoughts on Creative Play for Grown-Ups

Posted on August 15 2010 by mark

“Tinkering School is a place where kids can pick up sticks and hammers and other dangerous objects and be trusted. Trusted not to hurt themselves. And trusted not to hurt others.” – Gever Tulley

What Gever and Julie have …

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Learning and Memories – Tell Us About Yours

Posted on August 15 2010 by mark

I have a scar on my left index finger where I learned an important lesson about pocket knife safety when I was eleven years old. I had forgotten about it until I’d re-watched Gever’s TED talk on “5 Dangerous …

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Dangerous Assignment … Choose Your Own Dangerous Things

Posted on August 12 2010 by mark

Dad? What are cooties?

It’s one of the oldest questions known to human existence, right? Okay, well, that might be slight exaggeration, but it does seem to be a “right of passage” sort of question that all kids face …

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Take a Hike … Without a Map

Posted on August 9 2010 by mark

Hello all. My name is Mark Heisten. I’m this week’s guest blogger. And I’m the father of two sons, ages eight and five, who have numerous bumps, scrapes and bruises (and early-onset wisdom) to show that they fearlessly get …

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