What German Playgrounds Taught Us About Raising Confident Kids
This is the awesome lesson we learned from German playgrounds that helps us to raise our kids to be more confident, capable, and able to trust themselves.
//ABOUT US// We are just and ordinary family big dreams and the courage to chase after them. In May of 2021, we moved our family of five from America to Germany where we now live as expats. It is really important to us to raise our kids with a global perspective and living and traveling overseas provides a rich and abundant opportunity for this. The decision to go was not an easy one because It was right in the middle of a global pandemic! But, after receiving a job offer, we realized that this was one of those opportunities that only come so often. In spite of its challenges, we knew if we didn’t pursue this now, who knows if we would ever get another chance while our kids are young. We hope our journey inspires and encourages you to pursue what matters in your life too. Because when we do things together, it has a contagious quality that makes seemingly impossible things, suddenly feel possible.
Why German Playgrounds are AWESOME and Our American Kids Love Them! 🇩🇪 Deutsche Spielplätze
Our family of six loves German playgrounds (Deutsche Spielplätze)! They were one of the first things we went to when we moved to Germany from America. In this video, we share with you how they're different from playgrounds in the USA and why we love them! There's even a lot of research that's been done on German playgrounds and countries all over the world have been inspired by them. We also discuss the culture of German self-reliance and how children are raised to be much more independent at a younger age here than in the USA.
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What German Playgrounds Taught Us About Raising Confident Kids
This is the awesome lesson we learned from German playgrounds that helps us to raise our kids to be more confident, capable, and able to trust themselves.
//ABOUT US//
We are just and ordinary family big dreams and the courage to chase after them. In May of 2021, we moved our family of five from America to Germany where we now live as expats. It is really important to us to raise our kids with a global perspective and living and traveling overseas provides a rich and abundant opportunity for this. The decision to go was not an easy one because It was right in the middle of a global pandemic! But, after receiving a job offer, we realized that this was one of those opportunities that only come so often. In spite of its challenges, we knew if we didn’t pursue this now, who knows if we would ever get another chance while our kids are young. We hope our journey inspires and encourages you to pursue what matters in your life too. Because when we do things together, it has a contagious quality that makes seemingly impossible things, suddenly feel possible.
游乐场是指让儿童自由自在玩耍的地方。现代游乐场通常会有跷跷板、旋转木马、秋千、单杠、双杠、滑梯、吊秋千、吊环、玩具小屋及迷宫。这些游戏能够帮助儿童发展协作能力、使身体强健及学会处世技巧，而且又可提供娱乐及享受。
专家认为儿童在游乐场里所学得的社交技巧将会使其终身受用。 调查指出游乐场是儿童在户外最常去的地方。很多形式的游戏均对身心有益，但自由及实时的玩乐可以让儿童获益更多[ 。
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Why German Playgrounds are AWESOME and Our American Kids Love Them! 🇩🇪 Deutsche Spielplätze
Our family of six loves German playgrounds (Deutsche Spielplätze)! They were one of the first things we went to when we moved to Germany from America. In this video, we share with you how they're different from playgrounds in the USA and why we love them! There's even a lot of research that's been done on German playgrounds and countries all over the world have been inspired by them. We also discuss the culture of German self-reliance and how children are raised to be much more independent at a younger age here than in the USA.
基于安全的德国社区户外儿童游乐场设计
在德国考驾照，教练总会反复向学员强调：注意画有儿童嬉戏图样的指示牌。看到这个指示牌，表示附近有儿童游乐场所，车速必须降至5公里/小时以内，否则会直接判定不及格，这是当地驾照考试最重要的考点之一。这不仅体现了社会对儿童安全的重视，同时也从侧面反映了一个事实：在德国，儿童游乐场数量很多，需要定制专门的指示牌。在德国，提供更多更好的适儿化基础设施，是建设儿童友好城市社区的主要任务。其中，儿童游乐场是重要的抓手。
根据《联合国儿童友好城市规划手册》，游乐场和儿童友好型公共和绿地空间能促进儿童认知能力的发展。这些空间创造了互动机会，建立了儿童、看护者和城市环境之间的亲密连接。
以首都柏林为例，该市于1995年通过《儿童游乐场法》，明确将儿童游乐场作为政府公共服务的重要组成部分。柏林总人口有364万，儿童游乐设施建设按照常住居民人均1平方米的目标展开，每年柏林市政府都要向市议会提交相关建设进度报告。目前柏林各级政府已投资建成1858个公共儿童游乐场，占地面积332万平方米。 这里的“儿童游乐场”，并非需要购票游览的大型游乐场，而是在社区和街道公园里开辟空间，铺上沙子等柔软材料，并布置秋千、滑梯、跷跷板、攀爬架等儿童运动游乐设施。
为了保障儿童安全，德国早在1976年便出台了首个针对公共游乐场设施的标准，此后还专门制定了《儿童活动器具和儿童活动场地地面安全规范》，对儿童游乐场设施的材料、强度、规格等进行严格规定，设施扶手的粗细程度、开口直径、跌落高度和空间等均有详细的数据规范，甚至连覆盖游乐场地的沙土也有定期维护的要求。正是因为这些严格的标准和法规，游乐场里，家长基本无需时刻盯着孩子，大都是坐在远处聊天，让孩子们尽情玩耍。
在老龄化问题突出、噪声管理非常严格的德国，孩子玩乐的声音难免会带来扰民问题，很多人会因此诉诸法律，抵制类似游乐场、幼儿园的建设。但为了更好地保障儿童健康快乐成长，德国政府修改了《联邦污染控制法》，将儿童嬉闹声从噪音污染中去除，避免了类似的诉讼纠纷，为推动儿童游乐设施建设、维护儿童游乐权益提供了清晰的法律保障。
德国政府发言人塞伯特表示：“我们需要建设一个对儿童友好的国家。我们愿意接受孩子的一切天性，包括喧哗玩耍、嬉笑打闹。”
美国前总统罗斯福曾于1907年公开提倡游乐场的重要： 城市中的街道无法满足孩童的需求，因为其危险性、因为大多好玩的游戏都会违反法规、因为夏天太热、因为城市中热闹的地段也常常是让人学习犯罪的地方。而家庭的后院，或是装饰性的草皮，也只能满足年龄较小孩童的需求。大一点的孩子们会想要玩刺激冒险的游戏，而这些游戏一定会需要特别提供给他们的场合；因此，既然游玩是一项基本的需求，那么游乐场应该是和学校一般，提供给每一个孩子。这表示游乐场应该在各个城镇中被平均分配，让每个男孩与女孩用走的就能够遇到，毕竟大部分的孩童都无法负担车资。[6]
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游乐场和儿童友好型公共和绿地空间能促进儿童认知能力的发展。这些空间创造了互动机会，建立了儿童、看护者和城市环境之间的亲密连接。
德国人口密度比美国大很多。
另外德国的楼房喜欢围成一个个圈和正方形。
楼房的中间一般有个 公共游乐场，
孩子们和家长们可以一起玩。
德国这里， 绝大部分小学生自己背个书包，自己步行或者坐公交车，自己去上学。
游乐场的家长 可以在游乐场旁边 喝个啤酒， 聊天聊天。
美国好像在游乐场不能喝酒。
孩子应该多户外活动活动， 每天步行上学，放学后和好朋友一起多户外活动活动。
天天宅在家里很无聊。