Comments on: Five Things That A Playground Can Teach Us About Relationships

By: Kidding Around

Kidding Around — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:37:55 +0000

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By: Chris Bailey

Chris Bailey — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:27:31 +0000

Wow! Thanks everyone for sharing your fond memories. And welcome…I really appreciate that everyone here so far is a new commenter. Hope you’ll keep coming back!

Kids have a wonderful way of reconnecting us to some deeper truths we might have lost along the path to adulthood. Definitely more to come on this topic…

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:40:16 +0000

What a great post!

I’ve just linked to it from the KaBOOM! news feed and Forums. I agree – kids who are able to engage in creative, unstructured play as children will become better, more socially conscious adults.

By: Grizzarkhov

Grizzarkhov — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:47:12 +0000

My kid isn’t playground ready yet. (At least not in the sense that you write about above.) But I remember what it was like to play and make friends so easy. Thanks for the reminder, Chris! Nice post.

By: Maddie Grant

Maddie Grant — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:13:05 +0000

Love it. I learn a lot from my kids!

By: Mike Chapman

Mike Chapman — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:46:25 +0000

This is great, Chris. Thanks for giving us the heads up on Twitter. Please keep writing and I, for one, will certainly try to join in.

By: Karl Staib - Your Work Happiness Matters

Karl Staib - Your Work Happiness Matters — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:02:59 +0000

I don’t have any children, but as a kid I remember just being in the moment of swinging, sliding, or running around. I wasn’t worried about what might happen next. I think it plays into your Free to Begin, and Free to Leave rule. It shouldn’t matter whether people are going because new friends and co-workers will always be entering the scene. We can’t stop it so we may as well enjoy it.

Insightful post!