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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like a lot of people on this thread don't have a 15 year old. For a 15 year old who has committed to playing a sport like lacrosse, it is probably his/her whole world. I would get a second, more detailed opinion that just "no more sports". If it is verified by a second doctor, I would enforce quitting high contact sports, but I'd also be ready for a depressed kid who might act out.[/quote]
This is also your job and responsibility as a parent. Yes, a 15 year old might not like the decision. But as a parent I put his BRAIN above his want to do a specific sport. These are not anywhere close to equal. [/quote]

Exactly. If you, your spouse and your teen don’t understand or care about the importance of preserving brain function, then so be it. But as a parent I WOULD NEVER tell my kid it’s okay yo keep doing something that I know could cause serious harm to them for the rest of their life. Teen sports just aren’t that deep, there are countless other activities they can get involved with if sports become too dangerous for them. They could even stay engaged with their sport but in a safer way, like:

team assistant, coach youth leagues, personal coaching, web blog or podcast, school newspaper sports writer, etc.[/quote]

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