Am I being pfb/psb?

[LoveBeingItsABoy]

Do I say something to nursery?

Went to collect 5 year old and 1 year old from nursery yesterday. All children outside playing. My 5 year old was say on top of the little tikes play house and another child was climbing over the top of one of the big little tile play slide thingies from one bit to another.

As soon as dd saw me she got down to run to the gate and another climbed up, this time standing whilst holding onto the fence. As I go in almost two years old ds is climbing up the large slide the wrong way. Whilst another is trying to slide down.

To me this is too dangerous, I would not allow it in my supervision. In fact I removed ds from the slide and encouraged him to go up the steps and down correctly which he was happy with (although did want to hold my hand going down). Dd start to climb up again and I told her to get back down -as mummy is here now!--

So Aibu to ask tell them to not allow children my babies to climb up like that, or do I need to get a grip?

Climbing up the slide is irritating for anyone who wants to use it the proper way. But I still think YABU. Not massively because I can see where you're coming from!

I am a big surprised at the nursery though - usually they are more twitchy about such activities than the parents. In our local park you can spot the childminders because their mindees aren't allowed to do anything remotely dangerous! The mums OTOH are generally checking their iPhones while their 6yos are trying to cycle along the skateboard rails!

Yes I think YABU. Children learn by exploring.

I reckon if you did a survey of slides you would find kids walk up them more frequently than they slide down them! I know I did, but then I'm weird, so that must have been an early sign!

You are just being a concerned mum, so YANBU but as already said, children will always explore, and of course they will fall over, cut a knee etc, but that teaches them what danger feels like. All part of the learning curve, I'm afraid! If you really are worried, talk to the nursery, absolutely, they will clarify the way they supervise and what boundaries they set. If they say anything that concerns you, then you can at least talk it through with them.

Do you mean on the roof of the house?

Yes roof of the playhouse

A 5 year old at 'nursery' ??

I don't mind climbing everything in sight but I've always taught DS to go up the steps, not up the slide or he'll get kicked in the face. Or some poor polite child will be waiting ages at the top for him to get out of the way.

HeySoulSister Wed 24-Jul-13 12:04:12
A 5 year old at 'nursery' ??

As part of the holiday club

I'd say he's too old to be dumped with a load of babies/toddlers

We are humans, bodies are designed to run/jump and yes, climb!!

Maybe somewhere more age appropriate could cater for your child? Nothing wrong with climbing

I find children climbing up the wrong way on the slide irritating, however, there is only so much cotton wool in the world.

I think you are being a little bit PFB. Understandably. But there's a limit to how much the staff can run around grabbing children who may be at a minor risk of having a minor bump.

To me sitting/standing on a playhouse roof that 130cm high seems dangerous, the other one is over 2 meters high so surely climbing over the top of it shouldn't be done?

On the basis of this I won't say anything although I won't go as far as to say iabu but I am surprised noone seems to think its not on.

And falling off of either those wouldn't be a minor bump would it?

I'm a child minder and wouldn't let any of my children sit on top of the play house. (My own children or mindees). Climbing up the slide is irritating for those waiting, so it depends on the circumstances if I let that happen, but that gets confusing for them, so I tend to stick with the up the steps, down the slide.

no,its not the bestplace to climb.....but a climbing frame,designed for kids would be higher. doesn't sound like this is the place for a 5 year old who wants to do what comes naturally!

this nursery isn't meeting his needs/stimulating him...he sounds bored,bored,bored

I never let my dc climb up the slide because it is rude and irritating. But I did let them climb trees and climbing equipment when they were 5. They need to develop their physical strength and agility. 130 cms isn't that high. I'd let a 5yo climb that. Yes, you could hurt yourself badly if you were unlucky. But you could do that falling down your own stairs at home. In fact, dd had a friend who broke her leg falling off the bottom step of her carpeted staircase.

YANBU. At my aunts nursery, they tell children to get down as soon as they climb on the little tikes houses because its dangerous for them, dangerous for those they fall on and dangerous for the littlies who will see and copy. I would maybe mention it to them and see what they say about it.

5 isn't a baby, and thos playhouses are not very big! Don't they climb on much bigger things at the playground?
PFB, yes, I think so.

Don't they have any suitable equipment for 5yr olds to play on?

Is the roof of the playhouse higher than a climbing frame?

What is the surface under it? If it's grass I wouldn't worry. Concrete is less appropriate.

Yes the house is on concrete the play thing on that foamy/ play surface stuff.

Ok so majority say iabu will try and let it go. It does bother me though. To me it not for climbing on.

Re how appropriate for a 5 year old, it only 11 months since she left and she has loved it both days. They encourage lots of playtime for siblings and They seem to be getting on better for it.

I suspect the climbing on the playhouse may be showing off that she can because she's a big girl now - it's the sort of thing my DS did when he was surrounded by younger DD and her friends. I'd actually be quite pleased the nursery wasn't overly protective.

I agree with OP shouldn't be climbing on top of the house! Come on its not designed to be climbed on and yes kids climb but usually in a nursery setting they're much more health and safety conscious! My cousins Dc broke his arm falling off a slide the wrong way too.

Goldmandra Wed 24-Jul-13 17:18:15
Is the roof of the playhouse higher than a climbing frame?

That's a really useful way to look at it. Thanks everyone