i agree with lots of things youre saying but there are a lot of parents out there that are way to over protective and the childrem will probably resent it when they are older.

Not being able to hurt youreself even in the slightest way as a kid is not a good idea in my opinion.

They are going to get hurt emotionally, mentally and possible physically all there life and they need to be prepared for at least some of that as they prepare for school life.

Kids are mean and i dont want my kids to be little bullys but they need to be brave enough to stick up for themselves.
Somethings gp without sayin, my wife would never leave them in the bath, or ever take her eyes off them in a shopping centre.

But some of the things youre saying in my opinion are a bit Ott. My 2 year old absoloubtly loves climbing frames and all park equipment.

Kids need a certain amount of freedom and a certain amount of being aloud to experiment and grow up. In my opinion if you dont let them they will go underground and do it without you, If my kids were ever offered drugs by an older kid or alcohol or something i would expect them to come to me and say, dad the bigger kid offfered me this is it right or wrong.

If your to controlling they will just think youre going to tell them off and probably do it and not tell you.

There is no manual with kids thats for sure, and we all have our different ways but being too overprotective i beleive is a recipe for disaster.