I’ve noticed that among all of the kids aged 12 and under, the swing set is almost always the most popular hangout in the yard. The neighbor kids play at our house because I like to supervise the play and so I can teach good play skills. The 12 year old and the 7 year old are always on the swings or the rope ladder that hangs on one end. The 14 year old could care less about any of the yard equipment at this stage, but at times will sit on a swing. My kids are 14 (ADD), 12 and 7(Asperger’s)…all girls. By far, the swing set is what gets the most use at our house! We have had it for about 8 years, it wasn’t too expensive either and it has held up very well. We have a pretty large, wooden, 4 swing, Swing Set, a large plastic “mushroom climber” with slide and a Little Tikes Castle. Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, - 4:22 PM It’s like a swimming pool, a wonderful sport and skill and physical therapy, but also deadly in seconds if misused.

I would insist on *written* permission from other parents before letting kids on it - and adult supervision. Don’t trust a pre-teen/teen to accept a verbal rule, especially with friends egging him on. Head *always* tucked forward.Īdult supervision at all times - lock down the cover or whatever when you are not there. A good lesson to learn.įlips are learned first from knee position, standing only after controlled. You have to learn basic control and landings *before* flips.

One person can throw the other person off the trampoline and literally break his neck. *Never* two people on the trampoline at once, unless you have a fully-surrounding safety net. Get a good book and learn how to do it right. It is a wonderful sport, good for fitness, *excellent* for proprioception and balance, highly recommended, BUT.

I learned as a kid (age 7) and taught trampoline as a high school club.

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