Thinking about buying a garden swing for a 13 year old...?

[LyricalBoudicca]

My 13 yr old DD loves to go on a swing. As expected, she is too self-conscious to go on one now unless she is with a similarly-aged friend. She says she's sad about having to avoid playgrounds as she loves using the equipment but is accepting of ruling out that type of play due to age. She doesn't want to go in the evenings as you get lots of teens congregating in the playground and she's naturally a bit scared. I'm thinking I could put her out of her misery and just buy one - 10 years too late I know. AIBU?

My niece had a new swing around that age. She loved it and was out in the garden on it a lot (even in winter)

Thank you all! I feel much more positive now. I suspect anything to get them out in the garden. I remember loving the swing as a kid, however, when I hit my teens for some reason they started to give me headaches/motion sickness etc. Thank you for the recommendations for the more sturdy swings. I suspect she'll want the traditional swing.

We have an egg chair in the garden, it doesn’t swing lots but gently & is used by everyone.

Get one, when she grows out of using it you can sell it or give it away easy enough!

If you get the right frame, you can switch the swing seat for a hammocky thing or swinging chair later on if she prefers. Def get one!

Yes do buy her a swing, what a nice parent you are

I think that is really a very nice thing to do.

Maybe get one secondhand and then you can resell if she does grow out of it.

We bought a Brave swing last year for our 11 year old and she absolutely loves it. To be honest, I'd use it but she tells me off.

A word of warning though. However much post fix you think you need, use more. Much more. We are having to re do ours. The fixings it comes with aren't really enough.

What about this
www.weltevree.eu/nl/product/swing-2/

Buy a swing seat she'll love it, you'll all love it.

I love a proper swing, like in the park, so if you have a decent tree branch or enough space then definitely go for a swing if that's what she really wants.

Absolutely!

Get a substantial one rated for adults. My 18yo dd still loves swinging. She also went through a phase in early teens when she was too embarrassed to swing alone, but now she understands how beneficial it is for her mental health she goes for swings like others go for jogs.

We got my daughter a swing for her 12th birthday. It was an adult swing so cost more than the kids ones, but I say go for it. We bought one from Caledonia play.
www.caledoniaplay.com/educational-play/?gclid=CjwKCAjwn6GGBhADEiwAruUcKnfk74AsjnZdVq9o-yIclPS2swBQh2W2kUHl1ID3JbAjs5FZf7nejBoCFmkQAvD_BwE

Go for it! She'll be thrilled!

Definitely go for it! We stayed with friends recently whose young child had an Aldi nest/basket swing. The DCs aged 12, 13 and 16 spent most of the week on it.

Go for it! I’m getting one of these for me for in our new house. I’ve told the teens they can use it I too if they do their chores

www.caledoniaplay.com/product/family-basket-swing/

My (very small) 20 year old DD1 always heads for the swing in my parent’s garden. You are not unreasonable at all. Interesting about the mental health positives - DD had serious mental health issues and did find it soothing then. But that aside. You don’t have to be unwell or under 10 to enjoy a swing!

My 16 year old has asked for one. I was worried they wouldn't be sturdy enough for a teen but the links above look great!

Absolutely yes!

We have a rope bucket swing on a wooden frame. We have lived here two months and it's been used bypretty much every visitor aged 1-70. My 10yo likes to read on it.

I made myself a sky chair during Lockdown 1. Either a regular swing or one of the large variety of swinging chairs would be great. Maybe ask her what she would like?

www.skychairs.com/

OP, do it. I'm 40 in a couple of weeks and I swear down if my garden was big enough I'd have by own zip wire! 😆😍

It really annoys me that kids feel pressured to grow out of stuff! Also I'm seriously tempted by the rope swing, although I'd quite like to find a slightly cheaper version!!!

I don't think I would buy one for a child that age, but if you have the money and space for a strong one then it's ok, I used to have one at that age, made by my grandfather, who was good at all things like this. It was very strong, and was erected onto a very sturdy tree, with proper thick metal chains.

DO IT! I love going on a swing and always do when the park is empty. Me and OH compete it just feels good.

Late to this thread but definitely do it!

Look for a Giant TP swing frame and fit it with a hammock or swing seat, or both. Cheaper than the high end sets, often available second hand, but strong enough for adults.

At 13 they can change such a lot so quickly, I wouldn't spend hundreds on a super-duper new one TBH. There were tonnes of second hand ones available when we bought ours, because they're a pain to dispose of. It will need to be concreted in.