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Texting at the playground: New study shows how much time parents spend buried in smartphones
Are you spending too much time on your phone at the playground? Photo: Shutterstock. Have you ever felt guilty for glancing at your phone to tweet, … Click for complete story.
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City to open splash pads this weekend, pools ready by June
The city’s 11 water playgrounds and 20 splash pads in various parks will open for the summer season this Saturday, according to the Tulsa Parks … Click for complete story.
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Nearly half of all parents feel guilty about playground cell phone use
Researchers watched more than 40 hours of child-caretaker interactions at playgrounds in Seattle, and interviewed 466 adult caregivers whose … Click for complete story.
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Where the Cool NOLA Kids Play: 7 Primo Playgrounds in the Crescent City
Need a playground for your active tyke while traveling in NOLA? This is the list of the best New Orleans parks and playgrounds. Click for complete story.
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MKE Plays Initiative rehabs city’s worst playgrounds
By the end of the summer, three urban playgrounds will see improvements based on residents’ input, replacing worn and unsafe equipment with … Click for complete story.
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Northeastern is Funding the $26M Revitalization of a Public Park
William E. Carter Playground, located on the chunk of Columbus Ave. that slices through NU’s campus, will receive a massive facelift that includes a … Click for complete story.
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Tulsa Parks to open splash pads and pools
Water playgrounds and splash pads are available to patrons from 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Additional hours of usage for water playgrounds and splash pads … Click for complete story.
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Study: 44 percent of parents struggle to limit cell phone use at playgrounds
A new University of Washington study finds that cell phone use at playgrounds is a significant source of parental guilt, as well as a powerful distraction … Click for complete story.
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Tulsa Parks announces opening dates for city pools, splash pads and water playgrounds
TULSA – The City of Tulsa’s water playgrounds and splash pads are set to open for summer this weekend and five of the city’s pools open the weekend … Click for…
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Grand Rapids renovates eight parks
Six of the parks will see the addition of new water playgrounds or splash pads. Other possible improvements include playground expansion, … Click for complete story.
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Grand Rapids upgrades eight parks
Plans include replacing or restoring restrooms, drinking fountains and playgrounds. Six of the parks will see the addition of new water playgrounds or … Click for complete story.
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Goat landscaping reveals playground balls for Chambers Hill Elementary students
About a dozen red, orange and yellow playground balls dot the brown landscape in the area where the herd was fenced. The goats, supplied by … Click for complete story.
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Dillon Valley Elementary renovates playground with $106K grant
The playground at Dillon Valley Elementary has a climbing structure that gives kids splinters, a basketball area where students trip on gravel and a … Click for complete story.
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Project to Improve Inner City Playgrounds Unveiled
Project to Improve Inner City Playgrounds Unveiled. Common Council President Michael Murphy leading effort to spend up to $1.9 million to upgrade … Click for complete story.
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Pizarro: Sharks help build community playground in San Jose
More than a year ago, Campbell Union Superintendent Eric Andrew had a vision for a special playground at the corner of Fruitdale and Leigh avenues … Click for complete story.
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Call for playground in Montpellier Gardens Estate, Burwood
The closest playgrounds are the soon-to-be-upgraded Ashwood Drive, Gardiners Reserve and Essex Heights Reserve playgrounds, which are about … Click for complete story.
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Volunteers, nonprofits come together to improve therapeutic school
About 250 volunteers work to assemble a new playground area at Heartland Family Service Therapeutic School, 2919 Ninth Ave., on Saturday. Click for complete story.
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Tweed mum demands safer playgrounds
HAUNTED by the tragic death of 22-month-old toddler Travis McCarron, a Banora Point mother has launched a petition for safer playgrounds in the … Click for complete story.
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Volunteers build playground for Heartland Family Service school in Council Bluffs
Volunteers from Heartland Family Services, Pacific Life and the community work to construct a playground at 2912 Ninth Ave. that will serve a … Click for complete story.
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Here comes the sun; warm temperatures bring people out on Saturday
HUNTINGTON — Spring sprung at parks and playgrounds across the island on Saturday as residents took advantage of consecutive days of warm … Click for complete story.
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State to work with schools on playgound complaince at Norwell’s Cole School
The state will give Norwell time to address an accessibility complaint for the Cole Elementary School playground, Felix Browne, a spokesperson for … Click for complete story.
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Vietnam volunteers build free-of-charge playgrounds to limit kids from using Internet
A free-of-charge kid’s playground has been open in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa since May 10 thanks to the efforts of a group of students … Click for complete story.
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AKA sorority adopts playground project
As part of a national service project, the local chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will be working with the Gadsden Parks and Recreation … Click for complete story.
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School Playgrounds, A Pleasure Palace And Grainy Portraits
Kenya, 1973), remembering his own experiences on school playgrounds, set about photographing children at recess in countries around the globe. Click for complete story.
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Pupils use SG50 MOE Lego sets to create own ‘futuristic playgrounds’
But Primary 2 pupils at West Spring Primary School in Bukit Panjang were using the sets to create “futuristic playgrounds” instead. When the pupils’ … Click for complete story.
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Playing fields, game tables, playground among new Gadsdenboro Park’s features
Crews work on a pergola to hold swings at the new Gadsdenboro Park on Concord Street downtown. The park opens to the public on Saturday. Click for complete story.
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Region’s parks sparkle in summer
Amenities: Cabins, campsites, fishing, grills, hiking, hunting, nature trails, playgrounds, playing fields, scenic views, showers, swimming beach, … Click for complete story.
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City to breathe new life into dilapidated playgrounds
A dozen Milwaukee playgrounds in need of serious restoration will undergo major facelifts over the next three years under a new program dubbed … Click for complete story.
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Cobourg First in Northumberland County to Have Smoke-Free Beaches, Parks and Playgrounds
“Ensuring that our public beach, parks and playgrounds are smoke free is about protecting the health of our citizens and these natural treasures,” said … Click for complete story.
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Strafford 5K to bring color to community
Strafford’s Color Our Playground 5K, set for Saturday, May 30, aims to benefit the playgrounds for the new elementary school currently under … Click for complete story.
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