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City to pay $31,000 for child's injuries on playground

Redwood City paid $31,815 after a playground structure fell on an 8-year-old, causing a concussion and increased forgetfulness.

Parenting

fromSlate Magazine

2 weeks ago

A Certain Kid Is Always at Our Local Playground Without an Adult. But That's Not My Only Problem With Her.

Protect the child, teach coping and boundaries, engage calmly with the troublesome child and seek parental or community support while modeling empathy and safety.

fromGothamist

3 weeks ago

Shots fired near playground next to Brooklyn school, no injuries reported, police say

Police said gunfire erupted at a public playground in Brooklyn next to an elementary school Friday morning, though no injuries were reported. The shooting happened just before 9 a.m. across from Stroud Playground on Park Place near Washington Avenue in Crown Heights, according to NYPD officials. Police said they're looking for three men wearing ski masks who fled the scene on foot.

New York City

US news

fromTODAY.com

2 months ago

8-Year-Old Boy Dies After Swing Set Collapses on Him in Missouri

An 8-year-old St. Louis boy died after a backyard swing set collapsed and trapped him under a crossbar, later becoming unresponsive and pronounced dead.

fromTODAY.com

4 months ago

The No. 1 Mistake Parents Make at the Playground, From a Safety Expert

"You should not be going down the slide with your child on your lap to prevent leg fractures, which she says are a common injury in emergency rooms."