Risky Play for Kids

That child does things that are far too dangerous for not having parental supervision.

The kids who roamed free know how many scrapes and near misses they got into, and they don't want to expose their own kids to the same hazards?

If you're not riding around on dangerous wheeled objects as a kid, you're doing it wrong. Worry about the adults.

Just don’t let unsuspecting kids play on it :)

Yes, me too sometimes. But only after I verified, that my children are comfortable with the scenario (on a new playground, we have not been before).But what I meant was for example parents encouraging their toddlers to do unsave stuff. Like riding down a steep slide, where they could fall off left or right from it. (And some toddlers apparently did fall out - because now there is no more slide, it really wasn't a safe toy for all kids, but slightly older kids 3+, could ride it without pr

Yes, there's a whole movement around Risky Play and not coddling your kids. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/parenting/risky-play.html

It's a shame that your harmless hobby of hanging around childrens' play areas has caused you harm.

The kids aren't in danger.

That's not entirely true. a) because kids are bad at assessing risk, even when it is obvious. Have you never seen a kid stuck somewhere they could climb up to but not down? My five year old sister managed to climb ten feet up a wall above a concrete floor, and then stayed there weakly sniffling 'help' until one of us noticed she was out of sight. b) because the old playgrounds often suffered from hidden dangers like rusting metal that could break off as splinters under the skin, w

3 years old can still put themselves in danger faster than you think.