marimoose
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Post by marimoose on May 22, 2020 2:02:07 GMT
I would only consider it if you have an enclosure. We did have a trampoline and did not have an enclosure, we were looking at them but had not done it yet. My husband grew up with one, no enclosure so he wasn't as big on the enclosure until after the accident. What accident you say? My 13yo son decided it would be a grand idea to put a huge ball, sort of like the ones you sit on at a desk and try to jump over that obstacle. Somehow he missed and went over the edge throwing his hands in front of him, to smash hard onto March's basically rock hard frozen ground. His arm looked like Harry Potter took a wand, waved it and removed all the bones in my son's forearm. I can still see it and initially before I realized what happened, I asked him how he was doing that and then sprung into action. We did not wait for an ambulance and flew the 1 1/2 miles down the road to the ER. He had a compound fracture which required plates and screws and a few ugly moments where the blood supply was being cut off by the separate bones crushing his veins. A year later we needed to have the hardware removed because if he fell and damaged that arm, his injuries could be made worse if all the metal was able to shift and cut his arm internally. AND still we kept the trampoline. The enclosure was purchased before anyone could bounce again, the rules were made even clearer including no toys on it ever and we had it for several years with no more injuries. I frowned on other children being on it unless their parents gave a very clear approval and even then I was outside monitoring. Trampolines are a fun way to exercise and play if all safety measures are put in place and followed.
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samantha25
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Post by samantha25 on May 22, 2020 2:23:57 GMT
No
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CeeScraps
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Post by CeeScraps on May 22, 2020 2:28:19 GMT
Check your homeowners insurance. Ours would drop us if we got one. If there is an accident with other children you may have to cover it.
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used2scrap
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Post by used2scrap on May 22, 2020 2:37:12 GMT
No and our pediatricians have always emphatically said no too.
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Post by cindytred on May 22, 2020 2:37:21 GMT
Call your insurance agent and see if it's going to increase your premiums. We got a trampoline for our kids back in the day. They never had injuries but they didn't use it that much. My niece fell off one and had to have a pin put in her wrist. They are dangerous. As far as insurance goes - my nosey neighbor came over when we got our trampoline to tell us it may be prohibited by our insurance company because it was with his insurance company. I had never thought of that. Luckily, I pulled out our paperwork and it was covered. Cindy
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Gennifer
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Post by Gennifer on May 22, 2020 2:39:57 GMT
We’ve had one for 15 years, through four kids and countless friends and cousins. No injuries.
But we are also the parents that let our kids ride dirt bikes, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Post by 950nancy on May 22, 2020 2:43:22 GMT
We had a trampoline with mesh sides. We had it for a good 10 years and two very adventurous boys. No one was ever hurt and that includes when they thought jumping off of the deck onto the tramp was a good idea.
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mlana
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Post by mlana on May 22, 2020 3:00:30 GMT
My DD was injured on one when she was 6.
Per the rules, she was jumping alone when another child got excited and jumped on. He caused her to double bounce and her left are, which was extended at the time, broke just above the elbow joint. Not a clean break - think chicken bone. She had to have surgery and had temporary pins set in place to hold it while it healed. Luckily, it broke just above the growth plate, so her arm length wasn’t affected.
My friend’s son was the child who jumped on the trampoline, even though he knew better. At the time he jumped on, he was being told not to do so. My DD had no chance to get off before he bounced her. My friend was living with her MIL while their house was being remodeled, so both of their insurance’s paid half of the costs for the surgery and hospitalization. We had no health insurance at the time and I had begged and I mean BEGGED my friend not to get the trampoline, so there was no question the homeowner’s insurance would pay for the accident. Both she and her MIL were absolutely insistent that a claim be made, so there was no hard feelings.
Both insurance companies required photos of the trampoline being permanently disabled before they would agree to renew either policy. My friend’s MIL cost went up and my friend paid the difference for several years until it dropped back down. She said that was only fair as her MIL had also asked her not to get the trampoline before it was purchased.
So, I wouldn’t get one.
You can set all the rules in place you want, but kids are kids and rules get broken. Enclosing or putting the tramp in the ground would not have saved my DD from this injury. The tramp was being used exactly as it was meant to be used - the single jumper rule was because of the disparity in weight between the group of kids.
If you get one and a random kid jumps on it, even without your permission, you will most likely be responsible for any injuries they sustain. Most states consider tramps ‘attractive nuisances’ that must not be visible or open to passerbys.
Seriously, think twice.
Marcy
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MaryMary
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Post by MaryMary on May 22, 2020 3:27:00 GMT
No, I personally know enough kids that were injured on one. I had one growing up and none of us were hurt, but... nah. Mama's too anxious for that.
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on May 22, 2020 3:29:50 GMT
A friend just posted pictures yesterday of her kiddo in the ER. Trampoline injury.
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Post by paigepea on May 22, 2020 3:34:39 GMT
Dh is a pedi and would never let us get one. He’s seen so many injuries.
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Post by chlerbie on May 22, 2020 3:40:22 GMT
My brother hurt his back on one when he was 13 and it still bothers him decades later.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on May 22, 2020 3:44:04 GMT
I’m not a sissy or a snowflake when it comes to letting kids be kids and knowing there are some bumps, bruises and breaks along the way.
BUUUUUT....
I saw more than one serious injury in person when I was a teen with a friend who had a trampoline. One of our friends landed so badly on the outer ring that she ruptured her spleen and lacerated her uterus. The one who owned it also had more than one freaky injury over the years. Dislocated shoulder, broken ankle etc.
So the trampoline is one thing I’m a hell no on.
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Post by SunnySmile on May 22, 2020 5:52:04 GMT
I'm not a fan. A teen in our neighborhood was jumping at night, did a flip, but because it was dark, he couldn't see the trampoline and came down on his head. He is now paralyzed from the neck down, permanently.
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gina
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Post by gina on May 22, 2020 7:02:46 GMT
Nope.
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Post by mikklynn on May 22, 2020 11:13:25 GMT
My neighbors behind got on about 2 weeks ago. Honestly, the kids hardly use it.
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Post by Coffee Mom on May 22, 2020 11:55:47 GMT
The nopiest nope I have ever noped!
My oldest, while a rule follower, is very clumsy. The kids I babysit are daredevils who I can barely keep off the kitchen table. That combined with too many bad stories- no way!
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momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on May 22, 2020 11:56:35 GMT
Nay for me. We had one that the grandparents bought...and we were careful, lots of rules. It had padding over the springs and a net around it.
One day somehow the neighbor kid fell out through the netting. It was a total freak thing because the netting overlapped at the entrance, but somehow he bounced out. Thankfully he was uninjured, but I was done and we got rid of it. I was always worried about injuries before that happened so I was done with the whole thing after that.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 12:10:39 GMT
We had a trampoline for over 10 years with no injuries. The legs were firmly anchored into the ground, it had a surround net that HAD to be zipped closed while anyone was jumping and the poles were padded. No more than two was allowed to jump at any one time. Trampolines are safe if people and children follow the basic safety rules in using them. Swings, climbing frames and any other play apparatus are no more safer than a trampoline. It's the way they are used that create accidents.
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Dallie
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Post by Dallie on May 22, 2020 12:23:49 GMT
Short answer: Oh hell, no.
Long historic answer: When I was in high school, we had a big tramp. We were taught how to use it, even doing flips and so on. We were drilled in the safety rules, the need for spotters, etc. Even with all the training and rules and protocols, I saw two people get hurt, plus more I did notnsee. (School stopped its use not long after I graduated.). One guy badly dislocated his shoulder, did all sorts of damage -- while being trained, no one else was on it, two adults supervising. He reported at the time of our 40th reunion, that he still had problems with that shoulder.I
Another answer: Dd's best friend had a tramp. Told her she was not allowed on it because based on what I witnessed under optimal conditions in high school, I did not need the American Academy of Pediatrics to tell me if was a bad idea. Told friend. To!d friend's parents. Found out the parents encouraged her on, many times over the course of several summer weeks. How did I find out? When parents called me to pick dd up early one day because friend broke her collarbone on it. They then sheepishly admitted that they countermanded my orders because they thought I was a ridiculous Debbie downer. And a week later, their other daughter broke her leg on that same tramp. (Needless to say, my daughter was in trouble and she was never allowed back over that house again.)
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Post by maryannscraps on May 22, 2020 12:52:19 GMT
Another answer: Dd's best friend had a tramp. Told her she was not allowed on it because based on what I witnessed under optimal conditions in high school, I did not need the American Academy of Pediatrics to tell me if was a bad idea. Told friend. To!d friend's parents. Found out the parents encouraged her on, many times over the course of several summer weeks. How did I find out? When parents called me to pick dd up early one day because friend broke her collarbone on it. They then sheepishly admitted that they countermanded my orders because they thought I was a ridiculous Debbie downer. And a week later, their other daughter broke her leg on that same tramp. (Needless to say, my daughter was in trouble and she was never allowed back over that house again.) Oh My God! Unbelievable.
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Post by coaliesquirrel on May 22, 2020 12:53:47 GMT
We don't have a backyard tramp, but when DD was about 2, I bought a used jogger's tramp (like this) for $20 off craigslist, and I swear, it was some of the best money I ever spent! She's 12 now and sometimes still uses it. When she was little, it saved our furniture because it was more fun to jump on than the couch, anyway. It was a godsend during cold midwest winters with a kid who needed to blow off some steam. Plus, when we were having a particularly difficult day, she could be sentenced to jump instead of timeout (to no one's surprise, she was diagnosed at 4 with ADHD, heavy on the H). Anyway, for those of you with littles, you might consider something a little smaller, more flexible, and less injury-prone.
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peppermintpatty
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Post by peppermintpatty on May 22, 2020 13:28:50 GMT
Good luck finding them. I haven't looked but my dh read that they are in really short supply right now.
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Post by candygurl on May 22, 2020 13:30:37 GMT
I had one growing up and we never had a problem with anyone getting hurt so we have one now and it’s a lifesaver for our very active kid. We got a net around it so he can’t fall off when doing his flips and whatnot. We made a rule that no more than 2 kids at a time when bouncing.
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Post by julieinsweden on May 22, 2020 14:17:41 GMT
My kid has just come in the house. They literally have been bouncing for about 4 hours today on ours or the neighbours trampoline. I don't understand where they get their energy.
I totally get that they are a risk. But at the same time if my kid did some other physical exercise for four hours straight like football or skating or cycling then the chances of injury is probably the same.
I think they are worth it.
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Post by LisaDV on May 22, 2020 14:22:38 GMT
DH is in Risk and wouldn't allow one. I would have gotten one of the enclosed ones and only allowed jumping one at a time.
I would check on insurance first.
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psiluvu
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Post by psiluvu on May 22, 2020 15:11:11 GMT
We had one with a net for about 6 years. The kids loved it. There were no injuries. They have now outgrown it.
I need to get it out of my backyard but ds says keep it. Every once in a while him and his friends (17 yr olds) like a bounce.
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Post by katiescarlett on May 22, 2020 16:38:05 GMT
We got one for our daughter when she was 4. She's 16 now and we just gave it away a few months ago as she didn't use it anymore. But it was well used and loved for many years. She is a cheerleader/tumbler and flipped on it for years. We had the safety net around it and never had any injuries.
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Post by pierkiss on May 22, 2020 17:01:04 GMT
No. I’ve seen way too many pictures of trampoline injuries. It’s amazing the things people put on Instagram. 😣
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amom23
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Post by amom23 on May 22, 2020 17:05:22 GMT
We always had one when the kids were growing up. It had the padding and netting. No accidents.
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