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Trampolines for Kids - Really Unsafe? SpringFree Brands Better?

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My 3 year old is a ball of energy. I'd like to get a trampoline for her BUT I really don't like them as I feel they are knee injuries waiting to happen. If only one or two people are in there at a time I guess it's fine.

Anyone with experience?

There are other types like the SpringFree brand that looks like it uses tension rods. No springs exposed and its bounce is different. They arent cheap even when used.

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we have one of the little indoor ones for the same reason. at 6" off the floor i am still shocked neither kid has broken themselves or something else

a family friend invented (her father anyway) the fences that go aroud trampolines. they have many trampolines, and i'm not aware of their kids gettingin injured (nor did the family friend when she was a kid)

the ~4 year old child of yet another family friend, at the previous family friend's house (or maybe it was a different friend, dunno) was bouncing onthe trampoline and promptly broke his arm

the springs are the least of my worries, it's the bouncing over the fence* into a wall then hitting the ground** that concerns me
yeah. they're dangerous.

they're also really freaking fun

*unlikely
**very likely as even entering/exiting is pretty far off the ground
 
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We had one, but the netting never felt safe for a larger person. We had zero injuries FWIW.

If I was to do one again and had $$ I would sink it in a lawn.
 
How much do you let your kids play with fire and weapons?
 
Just take them to Rockin Jump or whatever. There's one in Concord.
 
Are you guys aware that they used to be called jumpolines?
 
Had trampolines for years from when kids were like 3 or 4 until they were like 15 never had an issue other than hurricanes taking the trampoline and relocating it to the fields next door. Then it was back to the store to buy another one.
 
A dude I knew from high school smashed his face on the metal edge doing a front flip... knocked out a bunch of his teeth, disfigured his face a bit, and cause some serious head injury,...
LOTS of broken legs at RockNJump type places...

Kids love em,...

I have my reservations.
 
My friend is a trauma surgeon, and he says that ladders are far and away the most likely cause of severe trauma in his day-to-day practice. Pediatric trauma is very often caused by trampolines, followed by scooters and skateboards and bikes.

That said, the OP should definitely get a tramp for the kiddo. If I was really concerned about the self regulation of my child, I would place the trampoline under a tree and get a small retention harness and hook the kid in. Then they could boing in both directions.
 
nakedape said:
My friend is a trauma surgeon, and he says that ladders are far and away the most likely cause of severe trauma in his day-to-day practice. Pediatric trauma is very often caused by trampolines, followed by scooters and skateboards and bikes.

That said, the OP should definitely get a tramp for the kiddo. If I was really concerned about the self regulation of my child, I would place the trampoline under a tree and get a small retention harness and hook the kid in. Then they could boing in both directions.
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brilliant they can hit their head on the way up, and crotch on the way down. if there is a better life lesson to working in corporate america i can't think of it
 
There used to be a trampoline place on El Camino in Palo Alto when I was a kid. (Many years ago.) Periodically we’d hear of some kids who landed on the frame and ended up paralyzed. But that was before some of the safety enhancements they now have.

They make me nervous.
 
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The containment nets do a great job for smaller kids- bigger teenagers not so much.

That said, trampolines, like most fun things in life, have an inherent danger to them. Like just about every other physical activity, kids can and do get injured.

With that knowledge in hand, we had a trampoline for my son from the time he was 5 up until 14. And yes, it had a net.
 
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Whatever happened to 10 little monkeys jumping on the bed?
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Concussions!

The net/screen just keeps you from landing on the ground.

Neighbor's gave us theirs when they moved. Big sucker something like 12'x16', metal frame 4' off the ground, metal springs, no spring pads or net. Kids quickly learned that the ground is hard! Novelty wore off real fast. :laughing

But they did use it to sleep on during the summer nights and during the hot days the sprinkler went underneath to keep 'em cool while catching rays . Lasted about 2 years before UV rays killed it!
 
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I chuckle when I hear trampoline. A relative ( Aunt's brother) invented the damn thing years ago. The Nissan Tramploline. The whole family was, err, very interesting and unique.
 
An orthopedist friend said he sees ER tramp injuries regularly and recommended just one child at a time as they land on each other and break stuff. Mini trampolines are fun and exhausting for those little ones. Wore mine out.
 
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