Treeclimbing to be banned?

[LBD]

Where will it all end ? after a ban on climbing trees, next will come a ban on riding bikes over bridge arches...

[Number One]

With respect, that is just a big crock!
When I was a lass at primary school, tree climbing and all sorts of physical activities were encouraged. We even played bullrush for PE, along with our teacher (in full nun regalia....she was tough!)

How many kids are injured playing rugby and other 'recognised' team sports? I have yet to see a ban on them because little Johnny hurt himself.

I was a parent help on a year 8 camp a few years ago...there were many little darlings who lacked the strength, co ordination and mental toughness to complete lots of the activities available to them.
We are breeding a whole generation of wimps! Tree climbing should be compulsory!

Hell yeah Le Grande Biarch I concur! I grew up playing Ballrush and Dodgeball and climbing trees AND our jungle gym was a couple of huge old army tent frames OVER CONCRETE! OUR firemans pool was 4 meters high in the air AND we even WALKED TO SCHOOL!!!! da da dum!!!!!!

[sunhuntin]

tree climbing wasnt banned when i was at primary school, but it was openly known that we werent supposed to do it. we had these wicked evergreens that grew like a massive shrub, with branches low to the ground. we were forever climbing those. to my memory, no one ever fell out. i do remember copying the bigger boys and jumping off the fort to the bark below. got a massive piece of sharp bark in my bare foot. i had failed to notice the boys were wearing shoes. there were no teachers about, and i was about 6 years old.

i loved climbing trees, and we even had a treehouse. to get to it, you had to climb onto the front gate, to the letterbox and onto the fence that was higher than an adults heads. it was then a large step to reach the tree and hope like hell you found something to hang onto the haul yourself the rest of the way. i remember i got new shoes that had no tread. the result was my shoe didnt grip the tree, and i fell onto my back. screamed my head off, but am no worse for wear.

we were both actively encouraged to do things like tree climbing, and i have a healthy appetite for danger now. i used to do a course that was up 6 large ramps. i got sick of walking up the ramps, so i climbed the railing instead. lmfao. both of us got our motorbike licenses first, and i still dont have the car license and never will.

[Ixion]

...they are just KIDS and when given an hour of free time some will use that time unwisely without sensible guidance being known to be around and about.

Too bloody right. And a very good thing too. Unwisely, without "sensible guidance" FTW. That's why we always went way off when I was a kid, into places where no adult knew where we were. To avoid "sensible guidance". First rule of being a kid = lose the adults.

[James Deuce]

Too bloody right. And a very good thing too. Unwisely, without "sensible guidance" FTW. That's why we always went way off when I was a kid, into places where no adult knew where we were. To avoid "sensible guidance". First rule of being a kid = lose the adults.

When I was a kid, the first rule of adults was: lose the kids.

[98tls]

When I was a kid, the first rule of adults was: lose the kids.

Gold,have a very early memory of being left sitting on a horse,shit scared i remember having to turn the WHHAAAAA level way up before someone bothered to come outside to my rescue.Not like the thing had handlebars to hold onto.

[Ixion]

When I was a kid, the first rule of adults was: lose the kids.

Oh aye, went both ways. Mum was as glad to get us out of the house as we were to escape. And no adult ever pursued the usual question "Where did you go, what did you do?" beyond the usual answer "Nowhere. Nothing much".

Don't ask. Don't tell. Worked well.

[AllanB]

There is no tree climbing at my kids school.

I take them over there in the weekend and they can climb if they so desire.


My 7 year old son had a boy fall out of a tree and accidentally kick him in the eye on his way down recently - he got a excellent black eye.

Now if he was climbing the tree as well this would not have happened ......

[Ixion]

My 7 year old son had a boy fall out of a tree and accidentally kick him in the eye on his way down recently - he got a excellent black eye.

Now if he was climbing the tree as well this would not have happened ......

Yeah. Riggght .

[98tls]

There is no tree climbing at my kids school.

I take them over there in the weekend and they can climb if they so desire.


My 7 year old son had a boy fall out of a tree and accidentally kick him in the eye on his way down recently - he got a excellent black eye.

Now if he was climbing the tree as well this would not have happened ......

When at primary school in Culverdun there was a flying fox in the domain,the kid that went before me had a technical problem (it didnt stop) which resulted in him ending up with a black face once the bruising came out.

[Number One]

Too bloody right. And a very good thing too. Unwisely, without "sensible guidance" FTW. That's why we always went way off when I was a kid, into places where no adult knew where we were. To avoid "sensible guidance". First rule of being a kid = lose the adults.

Don't disagree with what you say there. My stance is not about stopping good and 'normal' kids from taking risks and playing in trees or any of that stuff and is more about focussing on keeping the "Nasty little shits' from being allowed an hour of unbroken 'standover and bullying' time.

[James Deuce]

Don't disagree with what you say there. My stance is not about stopping good and 'normal' kids from taking risks and playing in trees or any of that stuff and is more about focussing on keeping the "Nasty little shits' from being allowed an hour of unbroken 'standover and bullying' time.

I was really diplomatic aboiut the same issue. I'm not sure the words "Fat Arse", "playground", "now" were seen as diplomatic though, but it seems to have worked in terms of a duty teacher for the playground. They don;t have to do anything except be seen. Simple prison psychology.

[Number One]

I was really diplomatic aboiut the same issue. I'm not sure the words "Fat Arse", "playground", "now" were seen as diplomatic though, but it seems to have worked in terms of a duty teacher for the playground. They don;t have to do anything except be seen. Simple prison psychology.

Well it's only seen as a problem by those parents whose kids happen to be the target....and of course it must also be the victims fault. Good on you - no fat arses in boys school though - would more like "OI!" "Bag o Bones" "Playground now"

[James Deuce]

Well it's only seen as a problem by those parents whose kids happen to be the target....and of course it must also be the victims fault. Good on you - no fat arses in boys school though - would more like "OI!" "Bag o Bones" "Playground now"

I was talking about the principal.

[nothingflash]

And then when he trips over his own shoe-laces that YOU didn't teach him how to tie properly - look out!

It's ok. Once they are tied up before he leaves for school they won't be 'allowed' to come off again anyway in case of prickles. They could of course concrete over the grass at schools but then they're increase the risk of stubbed toes, grazed knees...