August is the official last month of summer for the kiddies and soon they'll be heading back to books, blocks, flash cards and teachers' dirty looks. Unfortunately, the end of summer doesn't mean the end of children swinging on swings, hanging off the monkey bars or sliding down the slides.
Kids like to spend recess running around on the playgrounds and jumping on the equipment.
But using the equipment means being safe. Children playing on the playgrounds have no idea about playground safety, and unfortunately some adults don't either. It is estimated that each year more than 170,000 playground injuries occur. The same playground equipment isn't appropriate for all ages because children are developmentally different. Frequent accidents on the playground occur because children are not always supervised.