tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510990080161685261.post579711518566411834..comments2023-06-09T01:25:58.286-07:00Comments on 28 Rants Later: Guest Rant 3: Playgrounds.HutchieBerlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13921684415881812179noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510990080161685261.post-78167862769181699802014-03-28T12:08:05.897-07:002014-03-28T12:08:05.897-07:00I haven't had a problem with other parents at ...I haven't had a problem with other parents at the playgrounds in Brandenburg, Hamburg or Ostholstein (all the places we've lived in Germany with our daughter). Just yesterday I was impressed with how patient and nice other children were being with my two year old. Parents usually supervise from a distance but they will tell their kids to be nice and take turns. Some Kita teachers on the other hand are horrible! They let the kids hit and bully without doing anything at all. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233574908888669866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510990080161685261.post-21142801115869076472014-03-27T15:03:12.591-07:002014-03-27T15:03:12.591-07:00I think a lot of germans are trying to "free&...I think a lot of germans are trying to "free" themselves of the protestant constrictions they grew up with..think americans and brits in the swinging 60s. They have this slightly naive idea about "kids sorting things out themselves" a laisser fair attitude I also find slightly troubling. But at least they dont mind when you discipline their kids for them! And as you say, most kids are just longing to be told "no!" PS go to Pberg, the playgrounds are peopled solely by spanish/brit/US expats...to the point where I am embarrassed to speak english to my kids cos I am seen as one of the "zugezogene"....they also have their negative attributes and also spend a lot of time looking at their iphones!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597064416224196925noreply@blogger.com