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BY KYLIE MCGIVERN

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If your mother ever let you touch a hot oven so you would learn never to do that again -- she might have been on to something.

That’s according to a study from Norwegian psychologists suggesting today’s playgrounds, are too safe.

Here’s WMAQ.

“Norwegian researchers say climbing equipment needs to be high enough so children are exposed to more dangers and help them conquer phobias. Researchers say a child who’s hurt in a fall before the age of nine is less likely as a teen to be afraid of heights.”

As ABC News reports, the journal Evolutionary Psychology published the finding, suggesting more safety could lead to more fear in the future.

“...’risky play’ among young children is a necessary experience that helps children learn to master their environments. Protecting children from any risks in their playtime could breed children that are more likely to be anxious and afraid of danger.”

But New York City’s Parks and Recreation Commissioner teeters with the dismissal of rigorous safety precautions.

“I think safety surfaces are a godsend...I suspect that parents who have to deal with concussions and broken arms wouldn’t agree that playgrounds have become too safe.

And WFTS reports -  not everyone is playing around when it comes to their child’s safety...

“It is summertime and with kids out of school, playgrounds are incredibly busy but danger also lurks there. Research put out by the National Program for Playground Safety shows more that 200,000 kids are hurt of playgrounds in the U.S. every year...

Reporter: “Lots of Moms can relate to Kristina Layton.”

Layton: "If they're climbing, I follow them up,” she said.

Reporter: “She worries about her two kids on the playground."

Layton: "I've actually come to this park to check it out before I brought them."

But others - like Gizmodo’s Mat Honan - consider it hovering.

“Taking risks is what makes society great.. when we start our children off by teaching them that the worlds is a big scary place that will hurt them—that they can't climb too high and that they always need a soft landing surface below—we're weeding those adventurous types out at a very young age. We're making them afraid of the world.”
 

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