THINKING about letting the kids blow off steam outdoors at the weekend? Be warned‚ the courts have some advice on responsible parenting.When your children hurl themselves off swings‚ push each other down slides and run around swimming pools in public spaces‚ it is your duty to keep them safe.Responsible parenting has been spelt out in a recent judgment handed down in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court‚ which held that mother Karlien van Vuuren‚ and not her municipality‚ was responsible for her eight-year-old son when he injured his face on a water slide at the Durban beachfront.The incident‚ which took place in May 2011‚ pushed the child’s teeth up to his nose and left them permanently damaged.Van Vuuren sued the eThekwini Municipality for her child’s injuries‚ saying they might not have been so severe if children in the water slide and pool area were supervised.She said when her child came down the slide "there were other children who must have bumped him" when he lost control and fell.S...
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