Comments on: Trampolines: safety & liability http://www.tinygrass.com/2008/05/trampolines-safety-liability/ Simple living, natural learning & exploring the world Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Arp http://www.tinygrass.com/2008/05/trampolines-safety-liability/comment-page-1/#comment-8586 Arp Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:56:47 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=544#comment-8586 No worries - if there's one constant about parenting, it's change. We learn and grow along with our kids :) No worries – if there’s one constant about parenting, it’s change. We learn and grow along with our kids :)

]]> By: Jeff http://www.tinygrass.com/2008/05/trampolines-safety-liability/comment-page-1/#comment-8585 Jeff Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:07:51 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=544#comment-8585 Sorry was not trying to revive an old post - I had just been googling on the subject as I wrestle with the choice to get one for my kids or not. This post was ranked very highly in google. :) Sorry was not trying to revive an old post – I had just been googling on the subject as I wrestle with the choice to get one for my kids or not. This post was ranked very highly in google. :)

]]> By: Arp http://www.tinygrass.com/2008/05/trampolines-safety-liability/comment-page-1/#comment-8584 Arp Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:29:36 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=544#comment-8584 If we fast-forwarded to a year after I wrote the post, my oldest did go on a trampoline at a different friends' house. These people were responsible and the other kids on the trampoline were not crazy and unsupervised. Growing up is risky for sure but we can't keep our kids away from everything. The big thing for me is to keep them away from obviously dangerous situations, like the party I referred to in the post. As my kids get older and I learn about their abilities, the trust in them increases too. If we fast-forwarded to a year after I wrote the post, my oldest did go on a trampoline at a different friends’ house. These people were responsible and the other kids on the trampoline were not crazy and unsupervised. Growing up is risky for sure but we can’t keep our kids away from everything. The big thing for me is to keep them away from obviously dangerous situations, like the party I referred to in the post. As my kids get older and I learn about their abilities, the trust in them increases too.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.tinygrass.com/2008/05/trampolines-safety-liability/comment-page-1/#comment-8582 Jeff Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:29:54 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=544#comment-8582 It really is a tough choice. Sure, logic says they are dangerous, and keep the kids away. At the same time, growing up is full of risk. We have a two story home, and I have heard the sounds of da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da as one of my children go down the stairs head first many times. I have learned how to pull gravel out of my daughters knee when she crashes a bike. The scariest thing about being a parent is not having the ability to wrap the earth in nerf foam. I want to let them have fun like I did, but I also do not want to bury them. (I don't mind a few ER visits) if anything that is good for the kids to learn limits on what can happen and creates fear, the only emotion that motivates a change in human behavior. It's a very scary balance of priorities. It really is a tough choice. Sure, logic says they are dangerous, and keep the kids away.

At the same time, growing up is full of risk. We have a two story home, and I have heard the sounds of da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da as one of my children go down the stairs head first many times. I have learned how to pull gravel out of my daughters knee when she crashes a bike.

The scariest thing about being a parent is not having the ability to wrap the earth in nerf foam. I want to let them have fun like I did, but I also do not want to bury them. (I don’t mind a few ER visits) if anything that is good for the kids to learn limits on what can happen and creates fear, the only emotion that motivates a change in human behavior. It’s a very scary balance of priorities.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.tinygrass.com/2008/05/trampolines-safety-liability/comment-page-1/#comment-8581 Jeff Sat, 29 Jan 2011 03:15:41 +0000 http://www.tinygrass.com/?p=544#comment-8581 My name is Jeff. I am 33 years old and have two children who are 4 and 6 years old. I grew up on a trampoline. My sister and myself wanted one and our father told us if we could raise half the $$, he would pay the other half. We worked our butts off and he honored his word. We had a trampoline. Ours was not like the ones you see today with nets on the side. We also had 0 supervision on the thing. We frequently had up to 10 of our friends jumping and my sister and I perfected an art of launching her very high by a very coordinated and timed jump where my weight would send her flying 15+ feet into the air. The only time I was injured was when she landed on me and broke a finger once. Fast forward 25 years, and I am now a parent. My wife's uncle is in a wheel chair due to a trampoline accident (granted he was 19 and drunk and acting accordingly) They are a lot of fun, and I never got badly hurt, but I now know someone who did. It was the only toy I used daily from small child into my teens, they are that much fun. I have mixed feelings as to if one is for my kids or not. I don't want them to miss out on the fun I had. I also don't want to roll them into a restaurant later because they can not walk, or worse. My name is Jeff. I am 33 years old and have two children who are 4 and 6 years old.

I grew up on a trampoline. My sister and myself wanted one and our father told us if we could raise half the $$, he would pay the other half. We worked our butts off and he honored his word. We had a trampoline.

Ours was not like the ones you see today with nets on the side. We also had 0 supervision on the thing. We frequently had up to 10 of our friends jumping and my sister and I perfected an art of launching her very high by a very coordinated and timed jump where my weight would send her flying 15+ feet into the air.

The only time I was injured was when she landed on me and broke a finger once.

Fast forward 25 years, and I am now a parent. My wife’s uncle is in a wheel chair due to a trampoline accident (granted he was 19 and drunk and acting accordingly)

They are a lot of fun, and I never got badly hurt, but I now know someone who did. It was the only toy I used daily from small child into my teens, they are that much fun.

I have mixed feelings as to if one is for my kids or not. I don’t want them to miss out on the fun I had. I also don’t want to roll them into a restaurant later because they can not walk, or worse.

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