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Independent play at the park: percent of parents who let their child do the following by themselves. Among parents of kids age 1-2 years: 66% let them climb the stairs of play structures alone, and 71% let them go down the slide alone. Among parents of kids age 3-5 years, 47% let them slide down a pole alone and 75% let them go on the swings alone. Source: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, 2025

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