Why do indoor playgrounds insist on socks?

Every kids playland I go to insist on socks....why is this?

To sell socks for those that don't have them?

I never get a straight answer.

I even get employees chasing me down about the socks rule. The place near us has a big floor sticker at the threshold warning that beyond this is a 'socks only area'

What gives?

Lawyers??

 

because you can pick up to 10 more miles per hours down plastic slides with socks on..

I feel the need the need for speed...

 

Toe nail fungus. Bacteria. Stench. Parasites. Physical protection. Did I miss anything?

 

corn....the herpes of the foot

 

Why not require gloves too!

What about finger nail fungus?

what about the millions of bacteria on your hands and arms?

The stench would exsist on the socks too. Shoes are a breeding grounds for bacteria, which are the cause of foot stench. It doesn't necessarily mean that these bacteria are harmful, but they are plentiful inside shoes.
No shoes, No socks, No smell. :2thumbsup:

what about the protecting the hands from parasites?

What about physically protecting hands from what ever dangers may be present at all times.

Just one thing. A reason for insistence on socks and ignoring insistence on gloves.

 

gloves and socks...... Woot.. :2thumbsup:

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwNWviK5z0Q

 

Need gloves to go down the slide head first..... and knee pads to go down doggy style.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FByDlwmtJfg

 

What I dont understand is even indoor playgrounds. They are almost all plastic and could be power washed with automated disinfection steam equipment every night.. someone isnt investing in the right shit,. They just want to rule over your kids and your paying out the ass for it..

Take your kids to the forest or zoo..

 

Fingernails are usually exposed to fresh air all day which inhibits excessive fungus growth. If fingernail fungus is present, the majority of people would tend to the problem quickly because it is in plain view and unpleasant to view.

Hand and arm bacteria is already shared by everyone and is believed to be beneficial for a healthy immune system. I recall that anti-bacterial soap is not recommended for the reason that if you are not subject to a normal amount of bacteria your immune system will lose its capability to battle regular bacteria because it isn't conditioned to do so. Sharing foot bacteria and them stuffing feet back into enclosed shoes with no air flow will enhance bacteria growth.

The stench of foul feet would

in socks too but offer a thin layer of sweat soaked fabric to slow the journey from one disgusting set of feet to another. One time (at band camp) I was in a bounce castle and remember thinking how gross the gym sock stench was. I don't think bare feet would have alleviated this but probably would cause it to become worse.

Wearing gloves isn't practical to slow the spread of parasites. It's hard enough to get people to keep their socks on. The socks are just a precaution where if everyone complies will lower the chances of the spread of parasites. How many times a day do you wash your feet? Do you find many foot wash sinks anywhere? Hand washing is recommended to be done often and is required by employees of businesses to be done after #1 or #2.

Well this was fun! Enjoy your worms!

 

Thats wierd.... Places in the uk usually insist on bare feet for safety. Kids running round on shiny floors with socks on equals slip hazard!!!

 

I had to watch over my sister and baby cousin at an indoor playground, and had to wear socks. I didn't like that, but I also didn't want my sister and cousin to get hurt.

I'm guessing management/high authorities would argue that little kids might lick the playground apparatus or put some balls from the ball pit that have been treaded on with bare feet in their mouths.Cause, well, we all know little kids -would- put things in their mouths at some point in their early lives. But even if they wore socks, other parts of the body which are just as much a "health hazard" as bare feet can also spread bacteria, like other people in this post said.

And based on that, they could've hypothesized that kids who prefer to go barefoot in an indoor playground are likely kids who would go barefoot anywhere else, therefore bringing in more hazards to little kids. Just a theory though.

That would actually be my case. I've been barefoot throughout town before that, and kids licking or putting their faces in the playground where my bare feet would've been bad. And I suppose they're right in taking even the smallest necessary steps in keeping every kid safe, cause certain people definitely would sue. Don't get me wrong though. I like going barefoot as much as the next guy, maybe more. therefore going barefoot 95% of the time everywhere I go and until I lay in my death bed. (Which is hopefully a lot of decades from now.)

 

Well, I think your reply is complete cr@p. From what I understand, it's a lawyer thing. It's a 'barrier' if you get injured.

Bacteria??!

Have you seen what kids are doing with their fingers these days? Up the nose, up the @$$. ..etc.

 

when I was in one specific gym class, the teacher said we had to wear t shirts and not tank tops because, "nobody wants to smell your stank ass armpits"

 

The irony is delicious.

 

By the current rules, kids are welcome on a hot late afternoon, after wearing closed shoes all day and sweating in them, to take those shoes off and play in their sweaty socks. And a barefoot kid who just took a shower at home and only walked a few steps to/from the car is not. The one big difference is, the sweaty-shoe germs kind of dirt is less visible, while the street dirt on bare soles looks worse. The microscope was invented a long time ago and we really should know not to judge how 'dirty' something is with the naked eye alone. The kind of bacteria that live inside a closed shoe are some particular nasty ones, if someone gets a puncture wound through the sole of a sneaker, the risk of infection is actually much higher than when a similar injury happened while barefoot!

Also, if bringing in outside dirt is truly the problem, why not provide some low sinks where kids can wash their feet, like some gyms and pools and such have? That would be far, far more hygienic than an arbitrary rule of not allowing bare feet (even if you just came from the shower at home and walked in on sandals) and allowing all socks (even if you sweated in them all day long). If hygiene were a real concern and people really thought about it rather than making up a rule that *looks* good on the surface and will thus appease most parents, these places should make all kids wash their feet and then play barefoot. No gritty black outdoor dirt and no sweaty, closed-shoe bacterial stew!

 

Well they probably must've missed that. The location had an indoor pool, as it was a community center, so people could wash whatever bodily apparatus they have that's dirty. Either that or their ulterior motive is that they don't want to be sued, and is a barrier like that cattard had mentioned earlier, so they don't lose money.
They could argue that the kids could've gotten the bacterium somewhere else, and make it seem like they're taking "safety precautions" by forcing sock use, again, so they don't lose money in the event that they DO get sued.
In these recent times, Money (gaining or not losing) is what a lot of people only care about, thus resulting to some unreasonable rules.

In the words of Jessie J, "It's not about the money, money money. We don't need your money, money money. We just wanna make the world dance. Forget about the Price Tag."

Well, that got a little preachy at the end there.

 

When i was at school, bare feet were compulsory in p.e. class, as it was thought (correctly) to be good for the feet and legs.
As for exposure to fungus and parasites, i work in a nature reserve, always bf (except in cold winters) and have never caught anything, apart from the odd hawthorn!

 

If patrons wear socks, the ground beneath their feet will be cleaned in the same way one would use hands on cleaning cloths. This way, the playground lets the children do the cleaning for them. Simple. :sunny:

 

I think this guy might have the right idea.

I've always thought it was stupid to require socks in the playplaces, and dont ever remember following that rule when I was young enough to enjoy them.