Normally I don't let him, but there was one time where there was a whole group of little boys playing a sort of follow the leader game and they were going up the slide, so I let him follow along since he so badly wanted to keep up with the big kids.
I do if he is the only one there or if he is playing with another kid and they are both doing it. If there are other kids around and going down it then definitely not.
Post by badgermom on Sept 22, 2014 20:09:13 GMT -5
E has never really tried. He loves doing all kinds of other potentially dangerous park stuff, but never going up the slide. I'd probably say no. I'm a rule follower. My H would probably say it's nbd.
Post by AndyCohen on Sept 22, 2014 20:13:51 GMT -5
I'm on the other end with devonpow. I let her, but not when other kids are using it. She's really good with it now if another kids comes to the top of the slide she'll stop climbing and slide down and get out of their way.
Post by bridgilly on Sept 22, 2014 20:16:57 GMT -5
I let B do it if she's the only one playing on the slide at the time. At the park we go to, it's a very short slide that she loves to climb up. She doesn't even try to do it if other kids are playing on the slide.
I'm on the other end with devonpow. I let her, but not when other kids are using it. She's really good with it now if another kids comes to the top of the slide she'll stop climbing and slide down and get out of their way.
I'm here too. It's not really an issue anymore because he much prefers climbing the rock wall and funky tube ladder things up (what are those called?).
Odd man out - I do! Only when another kid isn't actively going down.
I never let H do this. This is yet another in a long list of examples on how I have basically given up with the second kid, lol.
Agreed. I'm breezy like that (LOL) But yeah, obviously if there's a kid trying to go down both my kids know to get out of the way. Whatever, it's good for their upper body strength
Post by christidee on Sept 23, 2014 7:40:06 GMT -5
I didn't realize this was a bad thing. I thought it helped him build strength and coordination. I always let him climb up the slide, at the park and at gymbo, but he knows he has to wait his turn, either for the kid before him to climb up it or for the kid at the top to go down it. At gymbo class, they sometimes take them on obstacle courses that require them to go up the slide....that might make it a difficult habit to break.