[ars]

If a playground has toxic material, then the playground is doing it wrong, not the parent.

And yes, it's a full time job (at certain ages), and no it's hardly the primary responsibility, it's one of many.

[WendyTheWillow]

If your child is putting part of the playground into their mouth, you are doing it wrong, not the playground.

And I think you misread; I said it was one of the primary responsibilities of a parent to keep toxic things out of your child's mouth.

[ars]

> If your child is putting part of the playground into their mouth, you are doing it wrong, not the playground.

Apparently you've never met an infant.

[WendyTheWillow]

I have and when they try to put recycled tire in their mouths, I stop them.

It is not a tenable position to suggest that children will unavoidably poison themselves, and that's just part of life...

[ars]

Too late - they already did it. Unless you are implying you hover over them no matter where they go.

Most parents will sit on the side and watch their kids. They can remove the tire material from their mouths, but they can't stop it from entering in the first place.

[WendyTheWillow]

Most parents don't take their children to playgrounds where the likelihood of putting toxic materials into their mouths is high.

Also, having watched many a young child, this isn't normal behavior for children you leave alone to play on playgrounds, precisely for this reason.