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Most playgrounds in the United States have "posted" (hung for people to see) rules, such as the hours when the park is open and whether or not dogs can be "off leash" (without anything tied around their necks for the owners to control them). There are also usually signs telling people that they shouldn't drink alcohol or use drugs in the park. In addition, there are also many unofficial rules that children and their parents follow at the playground, although they are not written down.

For example, children are told to "take turns." This means that if many children want to use one piece of playground equipment, they should do it one at a time. It wouldn't be fair for one child to use something 20 times while the other children wait, so each child uses something once and doesn't get to use it again until everyone else has been able to use it.

Children are also taught to "watch out for" (be careful around) younger children. At most playgrounds, there are children of many different ages, and sometimes it can be dangerous for toddlers who are just learning how to walk to play near older children who run quickly and might accidentally hurt them.

Another important rule at playgrounds and in other places, too, is to not talk to "strangers," or people whom one doesn't know. In cities, people are worried that strangers will "approach" (come near) their children and maybe try to hurt or "kidnap" (take a child away) them, so they teach their children not to talk to strangers or to "accept" (take) gifts or candy from strangers.