So I just read an article from some recent news and it really worries me about where the world is headed, or at least the good ole’ United States of America.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15316912/

That’s the article I am going to discuss if you would like to read it for yourself.

Now personally, I think banning “all contact games/sports” is quite ridiculous and could be damaging to a child’s personality and social standing later on in life. Kids need to get a little rough sometimes to have fun. Sure there are chances for injuries, and yeah, some of them aren’t too fun, but an elementary student is just as likely to stick a pencil up their nose as they are to break an arm playing tag or touch football.

The next issue I need to address is how will this affect them later on in life? I mean, when they are given the option to play some sort of sport will they back down because of a fear that they may get hurt. It’s my personal belief that everyone needs some sort of competition in their lives to better themselves. Without this drive to compete I believe the person is less likely to succeed later in life because they are more likely to settle for less or not even know they have “less.”

Without this fundamental time to grow and experience success, disappointment, and most importantly a since of competition is to not attempt to be better than your peers. With this a child is more likely to not learn that essential “drive” to succeed and be better than everyone else. I may be thinking into this matter a bit too deep, but as a child I can look back and see we did some pretty stupid things during recess and no one was ever seriously injured, but I do consider myself a better individual for having done so.

The next matter of importance is the people instating this sort of ruling. Are they so worried about their own selves they are willing to take away almost all sorts of enjoyment on the playground to keep children “safe?” I mean, this just seems to be way too overprotective of these children, and one can see such damaging effects of a sheltered child when a student enters public school from a life of home schooling. Usually these children have trouble adjusting to the more hectic life of public school.

Parents could also be to blame. Whether they know or not they do have a strong voice when it comes to school politics, and the protection they exert over their children seems overwhelming. Some of this attitude definitely carries over to the heads of the schools. Sure, one can be a good parent, but each child needs to also make his or her own mistakes and decisions because this is one of the best ways to learn for themselves what the real world is like.

So are parents and other adults becoming too protective, or am I just going to be a bad parent when I have kids?

~Corbs