Are playgrounds too safe? Why anthropologists say kids need to monkey around
September 13, 2024
A new report from a team of anthropologists argues that monkey bars exercise a biological need passed down from apes that may be critical to childhood development. And the authors say well-intentioned efforts to mitigate their risk may, in fact, be harming kids.
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