Modern "safety rules" that have taken the fun out of childhood

[WhattheDickens?]

Safety mandates taking the fun out of childhood

[WhattheDickens?]

Writing an article about childhood and looking for a list of safety mandates limiting children's risk, and therefore, fun.

Also trying to keep busy on election evening.

[kaehurowing]

Watch out, you’ll put an eye out with that . . . .

[Gamecock]

Lawn Darts was a lot of fun!

[Retrofitted]

Clackers. Most fun ever, made illegal because why not?

[Bonemaker]

“Lawn Darts was a lot of fun!”

They still are!

[Deaf Smith]

Wearing face diapers and isolation from their peers.

Telling them they will die if they have any contact with people.

[EvilCapitalist]

I used to climb trees as a kid. Most parents would freak out if they found their kids climbing trees.

[Navy Patriot]

I fondly recall the Navy Patriot “Cat In Space” program of 1957 ...

[Dr. Sivana]

They still are!

The plastic wings become brittle over time. How do you restore them?

[Fzob]

Dodge ball
Roaming around all-day (dared not be home before dinner)
Bike helmets
Helicopter parents

[hercuroc]

We had a set of Jarts with the metal points on...I could see how they could pierce someone’s skull but they were fun!

[EvilCapitalist]

Not a modern safety rule, but computers take a lot of fun out of childhood. Having unlimited information at your finger tips is great, but there’s nothing like running, jumping, climbing, and throwing with other kids. Building snow forts, and having snowball fights. Playing tag, pickle, etc.

[Dr. Sivana]

I used to love hanging out in the back of a full-sized station wagon as a little kid. No seatbelts, either.

I also liked my car seat, which was in the front next to my mother, and hooked on the bench seat. Integrated steering wheel with horn.

[lgjhn23]

Not a childhood thing, but I miss riding the crane’s “headache” ball....

[Viking2002]

What a crock. I played a lot of lawn darts when I was a kid, and only knew of one other kid who lost an eye. (I don’t count the other incident with the dart in the rib cage - that kid was a spaz who had to use safety scissors until high school.)

[Bonemaker]

Where do you even begin?

[HP8753]

We used to fight over who got to lay in the back window of the car while going places.

[blueunicorn6]

I still remember when my little cousin closed her eyes and started spinning around and launched the lawn dart right into the hood of Dad’s new Oldsmobile.

Dad had to take a walk.

[drSteve78]

Y’all learn to duck and RUN !!

[Safetgiver]

Dodge ball.....We called it ‘Murder ball’. Great fun.