Imagine hearing kids running and playing and making noise outside of your home. Then imagine walking outside on a nice, warm, and sunny day and hear no children playing? Would this be music to your ears or would you think something was terribly wrong?
In Edgewater, Florida, members of the Homeowners Association want children banned from playing outside. http://www.clickorlando.com/family/27381829/detail.html?source=orlpn
The subdivision consists of 48 townhouses and is surrounded by parking lots. Children have little room to play, ride their bikes, or just run around and be children. The Homeowners Association does not care. They compare their parking lot to Kmart and Walmart. They say parents do not drop their children off to play in the store parking lots so they should not be allowed to play alone in the townhouse parking lot.
The Homeowners Association wants to ban children from playing outside unless they have adult supervision at all times. If you are found in violation of the rule you can be charged with a $100 fine for each time you violate the rule. The new rule would also ban children from playing tag, skateboarding, riding Big Wheels, or any loud noise in what they are calling the “common area.”
I could understand if this was a retirement village, but it is not. It is sad to think that the sound of children playing makes some people so angry and unhappy. I could think of a least 1,000 other things that I would like to spend my time and energy on besides trying to ban children from playing outside. I guess they think children should stay in the house on the computer or play video games all day.
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I think this is awful. Some people are so snobby. If the parents pay rent to live there, then their children should be able to enjoy those common areas just like everybody else. Children need to play and be creative in order to develop properly, physically, and mentally. I do not see how a child riding a Big Wheel is affecting anybody. When I started reading this post, I would have guessed that it was an old folks home. That is the only place that I could see a child being stripped of their rights to be a normal child. Some people are so blah!
ReplyDeleteThis is crazy. No kid should be restricted from playing outside. They says that kids dont play outside enough and it causes problem with kids being over weight.
ReplyDeleteThe sad thing is that most kids these days are inside playing video games or watching tv. Kids don't play outside enough anymore. I think if these people don't want to have children playing outside near their property then they should live in an area that isn't kid friendly. If you ban children from playing outside, what's next? I do not understand the mentality of these types of people.
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