{"id":1338,"date":"2011-04-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/candostreet.com\/blog-parents\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2011-04-09T09:41:27","modified_gmt":"2011-04-09T13:41:27","slug":"national-playground-safety-week-is-coming-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/national-playground-safety-week-is-coming-up\/","title":{"rendered":"National Playground Safety Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growing up in NYC in the 50’s, playgrounds were the place to be. Unfortunately, those were the days when concrete lined the surfaces in the playgrounds and monkey bars and slides were all made of materials that were slippery in the damp weather and burning hot in the warm months. I’m sure there would have been a lot less trips to emergency rooms, less stitches, bruises and broken bones if the playground safety standards described below were in place then.
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National Playground Safety Week 2011 is April 25-29, 2011.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

\"logo<\/a>The National Program for Playground Safety suggests that you take this week to review the safety features and standards of the playgrounds your child(ren) use.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a quick playground safety check list the National Program for Playground Safety recommends to keep your children safe:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n