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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is all so weird to me.  My tween son was in a cast for 6 weeks one summer and pretty much nothing changed- he went to the pool, but didn't swim, just hung out and played volleyball (with one arm) and got snacks with his friends and did all of the non water stuff that our kids do at the pool club all summer.  He attended his soccer team's summer camp (day camp) for a week like always, with his teammates, and didn't participate in scrimmages or anything where he might get hurt, just did the drills and hung out and had fun.  We still went camping once.  Hiked a bunch.  Still went on our planned vacation to London for a week.  It wasn't a big deal honestly!! It may have been a bigger deal if he'd been on summer swim team, that would have been a real bummer for him, but it's not like he's in a full body cast or hospitalized for 6 weeks.  It's one arm.  He's not an invalid. [/quote]

Np. It’s nice that your summer wasn’t affected, but it sounds like your kid was not particularly athletic so you don’t have relevant experience. I have a very athletic boy right now in a leg cast and it’s hell. Another boy was in a cast a year ago and it wasn’t nearly as bad. It depends on the kid, but some boys are physical ALL the time and really need that (especially the ones that also have adhd).

Good luck Op![/quote]

What part of my post about my kid who played volleyball at the pool with one arm, attending his soccer team's summer camp, and going hiking makes you think "well it was no big deal for her because her son isn't athletic"??  No, it was no big deal for my son because he, after a period of understandable moping around about not being able to do certain things, was able to pivot and enjoy his summer and find plenty of ways to be active and participate in his sports stuff within the confines of having a cast on. I would even venture that it was a good experience for him in terms of resilience and branching out a little bit in terms of how he spent his time.  For one, finite, six week period.  No one is over here talking about their tween athlete getting both legs amputated.  It's not that serious. [/quote]

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