Johnsons's Garden Centers Text File document - copyright 2002
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Gardening with Kids
March 2002
Jan Decker, Junior Gardeners' Club Coordinator

    We put our children in helmets and knee pads to play; regulations on
car seats keep getting more stringent; and warning labels are on
everything. Even though we usually think of the garden as a safe place,
it certainly isn't child proof either.

    Just as we instruct kids about looking both ways before crossing the
street and not touching a hot stove, we need to teach them what's safe
and what's not in the garden. Whether you are supervising a toddler who
feels everything with his mouth or an older child using real tools,
remember to use your common sense, keep a watchful eye, and the garden
will be a place of nourishment, learning, fun, and solace.