http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/playground/ en-us Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:30:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3007652/posts Hi Freepers. I know that there are a lot of other homeschoolers and homeschool supporters here, so this is a shameless plea to ask for your help in Freeping a vote in order to help my 6 year old child's homeschool enrichment group win a playground. His group is currently in a tight race for first place. If you feel so inclined, I'd appreciate it if you'd go follow the steps below to help his homeschool group out. To Enter: 1. Go to http://woobox.com/6j2kie 2. Like the page (sorry, this requires a Facebook account) 3. Click on Vote (This is... CPRI Playground Giveaway http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3007652/posts#comment Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:30:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2877752/posts Hevron Arabs targeted 20 Jewish children in a playground Saturday night with huge building blocks and rocks intended to kill. The children in the Beit Hadassah neighborhood escaped the attacks without injuries, but by the time security forces arrived, the Arab attackers had escaped. The onslaught originated from the rooftops of two houses occupied by Arabs next to Beit Hadassah. One resident said that there have been several similar incidents in the past several years, but Saturday night’s attack represented “a sharp escalation in the size of the blocks thrown” at the children. Arabs also tried to strike the Jewish... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2877752/posts#comment Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:53:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2784591/posts The United Nations is in the final stages of obtaining approval to build a new high-rise on the Robert Moses Playground, located near the U.N. headquarters in New York City. The building, excluding the price of land and security, is estimated to cost $350–$475 million and would provide a home for U.N. offices that are currently dispersed throughout New York. Heritage Foundation fellow Brett Schaefer points out that with America paying for 22 percent of the U.N.’s budget, taxpayers could be on the hook for a large portion of the new building’s cost. daily caller http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2784591/posts#comment Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:00:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373967/posts News from across the pond shows yet another means via which liberal, anti-family types are pushing to separate children from their parents. The lead paragraph says it all: Bob McCarty Writes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373967/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:48:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252264/posts ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A boy's body has been found buried in the sand of a playground at a public park on the city's northeast side, and police are asking the public for their help as detectives try to find out who the child is. Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz said during a news conference late Friday that police have had no reports of missing children. "We have detectives standing by to respond to any information anyone can provide us about this missing juvenile. We believe that he may be missing from the neighborhood," the chief said. The boy — believed... foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252264/posts#comment Sat, 16 May 2009 16:48:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2226362/posts Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2226362/posts#comment Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:28:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2171827/posts All work and no play may be a hazard for some U.S. school children. Researchers reported on Monday that a growing trend of curbing free time at school may lead to unruly classrooms and rob youngsters of needed exercise and an important chance to socialize. A look at more than 10,000 children aged 8 and 9 found better classroom behavior among those who had at least a 15-minute break during the school day compared to those who did not, Dr. Romina Barros and colleagues at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York reported. The behavior assessments were general... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2171827/posts#comment Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:27:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120174/posts BAGHDAD, Oct. 30, 2008 – Dover Park, as it is known by Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers, sat abandoned for years. Located in the Qahira neighborhood of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah district, its carnival rides were unusable, and the land was overgrown with weeds. Army 1st Lt. Rosita Rodriguez pushes two Iraqi children on a ride at the Oct. 28, 2008, grand opening of Dover Park in the Qahira neighborhood of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah district. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerry Saslav  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “As I drove by the Army canal every day, I saw this park, and I... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120174/posts#comment Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:41:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092010/posts Teachers have sparked fury by banning pupils from playing in the playground before school - for health and safety reasons. Children have been ordered not to play in the 15 minutes before lessons start - in case parents or their young children get injured at Ashburton Junior School in Croydon, south London. Adam Bates, 31, whose 10-year-old son Shane had a tennis ball confiscated last week, said today: "It's ridiculous, the kids are deprived of valuable play time in the morning. "Everyone's always going on about exercise but this school is clamping down on it. "My kids really look forward... London Dail Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092010/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:37:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056779/posts ScienceDaily (Aug. 5, 2008) — A growing number of the world's children are mildly to severely nearsighted (myopic), with rates especially high among urbanized East Asians. In addition to coping with poor distance vision, children with severe myopia are more prone to visual impairment and blindness later in life. Although genetic inheritance plays a role, the rapid rise of myopia suggests that environmental factors are driving the trend. Myopia usually begins and progresses during children's school years, but research on the role of intensive reading or other "near work" has determined that this is a minor factor. A new study... Science Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056779/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:31:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049511/posts These city playgrounds aren't for child's play. Black rubber mats designed to break a child's fall turn blistering hot in the summer, soaring to higher than 165 degrees, a Daily News investigation found. Doctors at two city hospital burn units reported seeing 16 to 18 young children with playground burns a year, mostly from the mats under junglegyms and sliding boards. "I have nightmares," said Anne Casson, whose toddler son, Will, ditched his shoes at Carl Schurz Park on the upper East Side one day last May. NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049511/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:55:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038871/posts Ali Abu Nebid, the Saydiyah Support Council Chairman, rides a merry-go-round with children after the opening of a playground on June 23 in the Saydiyah neighborhood of Baghdad's Rashid District. "I think the children will really enjoy this, and I am honored to be here at the official opening," said Maj. Peter Sicoli, the executive officer for the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. Photo by Capt. Mark Miller. BAGHDAD — As daylights last remaining hours set over the horizon, and the summertime heat of Baghdad’s Rashid... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038871/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:48:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2006681/posts The Kent Gardens Elementary School in McLean, Virginia has placed a ban on the school yard game of tag—alleging that it “sends the wrong message.” “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to comfort a weeping child who didn’t want to be ‘it,’” said Vice-Principal Pat Keister. “The game is too stressful and competitive. This contradicts the message of love and affection we are trying to convey through the free condom distribution program for our fifth-graders.” AZCONSERVATIVE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2006681/posts#comment Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:45:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002019/posts A playground pastime is getting a timeout this spring at a McLean elementary school. Robyn Hooker, principal of Kent Gardens Elementary School, has told students they may no longer play tag during recess after determining that the game of chasing, dodging and yelling "You're it!" had gotten out of hand. Hooker explained to parents in a letter this month that tag had become a game "of intense aggression." The principal said that her goal is to keep students safe and that she hopes to restore tag (as well as touch football, also now on hold) after teachers and administrators review... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002019/posts#comment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:10:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999639/posts ERIE, Pa. - Two young girls accused of brutally attacking another girl on a playground are too emotionally immature to understand the criminal charges against them and the charges should be dismissed, their attorneys said. The girls, ages 10 and 11, face aggravated assault and other charges for the attack on another 10-year-old girl at an elementary school playground the evening of April 3. The girls are accused of stomping on the victim and breaking her hip, police said. Erie County Public Defender Tony Logue says he will ask a Juvenile Court judge to dismiss criminal charges against the 10-year-old... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999639/posts#comment Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:58:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983708/posts EVERETT, Wash. — A 10-year-old Everett area boy is listed in critical condition at Children's Hospital in Seattle after being buried in a sandbox by his playmates. The boy has been identified by his family as Cody Porter. His half brother, 30-year-old Joshua Quantrille, says Cody was playing with Quantrille's three sons and several other children on Saturday in the back yard of a home belonging to a family friend. There is a sandbox in the back yard, and Quantrille says his children told him Cody came up with the idea that they should bury him, head first, in the... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983708/posts#comment Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:00:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1983636/posts EVERETT, Wash. -- A 10-year-old Everett boy has died in a Seattle hospital after an accident in a sandbox. A spokeswoman for Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center confirms that Codey Porter died Monday. In a statement, the boy's relatives say they appreciate "all the support and prayers" they have received and have decided to honor his memory by donating his organs. Codey's family said earlier that the TV cartoon "Narutu" gave him and his friends the idea of burying him head first in a sandbox. They thought he was joking Saturday when he struggled. Sheriff's deputies questioned the five... seattlepi.nwsource.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1983636/posts#comment Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:45:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1940176/posts Children at Oakdale School here in southeastern Connecticut returned this fall to learn that their traditional recess had gone the way of the peanut butter sandwich and the Gumby lunchbox. No longer could they let off youthful energy — pent up from hours of long division — by cavorting outside for 22 minutes of unstructured play, or perhaps a vigorous game of tag or dodgeball. Such games had been virtually banned by the principal, Mark S. Johnson, along with kickball, soccer and other “body-banging” activities, as he put it, where knees — and feelings — might get bruised. Instead, children... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1940176/posts#comment Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:38:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1889607/posts Springs elementary gives tag a timeout By BRIAN NEWSOME THE GAZETTE On the playground of a northern Colorado Springs elementary school, tag is not “it.” The touch-and-run game and any other form of chasing was banned this year at Discovery Canyon Campus’ elementary school by administrators who say it fuels schoolyard disputes. “It causes a lot of conflict on the playground,” said Assistant Principal Cindy Fesgen. In the first days of school, before tag was banned, she said students would complain to her about being chased or harassed. Fesgen said she would hear: “Well, I don’t want to be chased,... The Colorado Gazetter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1889607/posts#comment Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:51:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1888566/posts COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A Colorado Springs elementary school is banning the game of tag on its playground -- after some children complained that they'd been chased or harassed against their will.Assistant Principal Cindy Fesgen of the Discovery Canyon Campus school said running games will be allowed, as long as students don't chase each other.Fesgen said two parents complained to her about the ban, but most parents and children didn't object. Two elementary schools in the nearby Falcon School District did away with tag and similar games in 2005 in favor of alternatives with less physical contact. Officials at Evans... The Denver Channel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1888566/posts#comment Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:11:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1836569/posts JOSEPH GALLO, 10, of Santa Cruz, Calif., is well armed in the battle against childhood boredom, with a bedroom arsenal that includes a computer hooked to the Internet, a DVD player, two Game Boys, as well as an Xbox and GameCube. But in recent weeks, the hum of that war room of machinery has quieted because Joseph has acquired a new playtime obsession that would have seemed quaint even in his parents’ day: marbles. But lately, a number of educators like Mr. Cohill, as well as parents and child-development specialists are trying to spur a revival of traditional outdoor pastimes,... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1836569/posts#comment Sun, 20 May 2007 03:37:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1663140/posts Only in America in 2006 would a game of tag be considered dangerous. In the name of safety, a number of schools are prohibiting their students at recess from playing traditional games like tag or soccer, claiming that too many children were getting hurt by aggressive play. The New Jersey School Boards Association doesn't keep statistics on school recess games. Anecdotally, the trend exists. Dodge ball has been out at some schools for years, but banning games such as tag and soccer is a newer development. And some experts say such bans are bad for children. "We're really overprotecting our... Millennium Radio Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1663140/posts#comment Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:37:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598689/posts SADDAM HUSSEIN'S REGIME PROVIDED FINANCIAL support to Abu Sayyaf, the al Qaeda-linked jihadist group founded by Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law in the Philippines in the late 1990s, according to documents captured in postwar Iraq. An eight-page fax dated June 6, 2001, and sent from the Iraqi ambassador in Manila to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad, provides an update on Abu Sayyaf kidnappings and indicates that the Iraqi regime was providing the group with money to purchase weapons. The Iraqi regime suspended its support--temporarily, it seems--after high-profile kidnappings, including of Americans, focused international attention on the terrorist group. The... Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598689/posts#comment Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:58:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620840/posts WASHINGTON, April 24, 2006 – Community members welcomed a new playground for the children of the Al Shrooq primary and secondary school in Taji, Iraq, April 19. Iraqi children from the Al Shrooq primary and secondary school, in Taji, Iraq, help disperse gravel April 19 at the new playground donated by Iraqi and U.S. companies. Iraqi army and Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers, along with children at the school, pitched in to help make the school a better place. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hunt, USA   The playground was a result of hard work and determination by a combined... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620840/posts#comment Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:54:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611493/posts What's the largest fast junk food chain in the country? Wrong. It's not McDonald's. It's Subway. Subway overtook McDonald's last year in the United States and now has 15,874 locations in the U.S. compared to 11,533 for McDonald's. Worldwide, Subway has 21,528 restaurants in 75 countries. McDonald's has more than 30,000 restaurants in 119 countries. Subway founder Fred DeLuca says he wants 30,000 outlets worldwide by 2010. Of course, Subway would not want you to think that it is not a fast junk food chain. In fact, the privately held firm has overtaken McDonald's by riding a wave of publicity... http://www.organicconsumers.org/corp/subway071504.cfm; MSNBC advertisements http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611493/posts#comment Sat, 8 Apr 2006 14:29:41 GMT