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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gymnastics instructor here (and former competitive trampolinist): we will never have a backyard trampoline. And when people ask me about them, I tell them they should never get them. Terrible idea.[/quote]

This.  Pediatrician told us the same thing.  (When my kids were interested, he discussed the types of injuries one might get from them.  They walked out NOT wanting one...which is what I'd hoped.)[/quote]

Our pediatrician also asks families as a matter of course whether they have trampolines and strongly advises against them.

And it even came up at our dentist's office once. The dentist and hygienist were chatting about how they see injuries where kids end up flying into the trampoline netting face-first, then catching teeth in the netting and pulling out or loosening teeth. They said parents never picture that as a possible risk but they've seen those injuries several times.

Also, OP, even if your insurance is OK with a trampoline, check with your town or county and your insurance company about whether you need to put up a fence so it can't be accessed by someone just walking onto your property. I would wonder if, for liability purposes, you might need to fence it as people do with pools.[/quote]

Does your ped also advise against joining cheer or football?

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