RE: The Importance of NOT Letting Your Kids Be Kids.
I have two comments on your post. One is very sad and the other positive. I will start with the positive first since it seems to be the general theme of your posting. Positive affirmation is amazing! It does work and it does help build self confidence. Check out my introduction video to see the most recent project I worked on; it's a positive affirmation tool for an app! It should be available really soon. Building character of course is the goal for every parent child relationship, sometimes they child yours more than you even realize. The sad story. If a play area is closed please please block it off properly, keep doors locked and gates closed. My first patient death was a young child who had fallen in broken playground equipment at a fun place that was suppose to be closed at the time. The devastation was tremendous on what was suppose to be an innocent fun day. I couldn't place the blame on the family, if the young child could access it so easily it obviously wasn't closed or under repair in that poor babies eyes. Children are curious and it's great to let them be their natural curious wonderful selves just don't rely on big cooperations to keep your child from harm. Beautiful daughter btw.
I suggested they cover the windows with paper until it was fixed. Would cost next to nothing and remove the temptation.
That was kind of you. Could have literally saved a kids life. It's the little things that make the most impact on people.