There are times when we realize that society has taken major missteps. Children's playgrounds are the beginning of our missteps in our lives. Why is this a misstep? Just look at our playgrounds and you will realize that they offer little in terms of growth, imagination, and self-confidence. This, as well as the inability to experience risk, problem solving, negotiation and other traits, explains a lot about our reliance on government today. The younger generations of our population no longer have the confidence, risk-taking ability, negotiation, or problem solving skills of our older generations. Their long-term reliance on adults translates into an inability to solve problems when they, themselves become adults. Instead of taking responsibility or solving problems, they expect the government to act as their parent.
Hanna Rosin of The Atlantic, wrote an exceptional piece, titled The Overprotected Kid.
....."Nearby, a couple of boys are doing mad flips on a stack of filthy mattresses, which makes a fine trampoline. At the other end of the playground, a dozen or so of the younger kids dart in and out of large structures made up of wooden pallets stacked on top of one another. Occasionally a group knocks down a few pallets—just for the fun of it, or to build some new kind of slide or fort or unnamed structure. Come tomorrow and the Land might have a whole new topography."
