To stop children going?

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Kids meant to be attending a trampoline park tomorrow and I'm so worried about serious injury or paralysis. I do suffer from anxiety and struggle to recognise a realistic level of risk but googling it has increased my fears.

AIBU to tell the children they now can't go?

How old are they?

I’m assuming old enough to jump therefore YABU/ ridiculous. Yea accidents happen with children but majority of children trampoline without issue every day.

You need help for your anxiety op.

Yep YABU. Your anxiety shouldn’t stop your children doing normal things in life.

Yes yabu, are you getting help for your anxiety? Trampoline parks are a normal (and really fun) place for children to attend nowadays

I have tried to have CBT etc but unfortunately it doesn't seem to have helped.

I'm guessing they're big enough and that's why you have agreed for them to go in the first place?

We have a trampoline park near our house and on the first time going had to watch a safety video, know that only 1 person on each trampoline etc.

It's a bit silly for them to miss out on something that could happen. Just make sure they're sensible.

It's meant to be a fun thing and places like that wouldn't be allowed to open if there was a major risk to people doing it properly.

How old are they?

Drill into them to do absolutely zero flipping on the trampolines as this is the main cause of injury at these places. Also jumping into foam pits without knowing how deep they are as there have been injuries from people bombing into them.

It sounds like you are quite anxious but I do despise these places as they can be pretty dangerous if the children aren’t educated on what can happen.

How long do you think trampoline parks would remain open if everyone was suffering from serious injuries? You teach your children to be safe on trampolines. Mine have been to several parties at these places and we have taken them too as they loved it. If other children are messing around they move away from them and if those children are being disruptive then you tell a member of staff.

So depending on age I would say it was probably more dangerous to put them into a car and drive them somewhere.

5,7 and 10

Obviously YABU. It is not fair to limit your childrens opportunities based on your own irrational anxiety.

A small amount of risk is a normal part of life.

Do your children ever get into a car? That's at least as dangerous as a trampoline park.

I can empathise the fear and worry but the chances are they will have such a fun time and it's not a good idea to deprive them of fun experiences because of things that might go wrong.

Don't put your anxiety into your children

What do you intend to tell them on why they can't go
you need to be careful not to pass your anxieties on to them

As others said it is not fair they miss out because you have anxiety

Yes YABU! Please get help for your anxiety and don't push your issues onto your children.

Yes massively unreasonable.

Don't let your anxiety ruin your child's childhoods. Get some help today.

The people on here are pretty blase and being a bit harsh to you OP. I do think you are justified to be concerned as almost half of all A&E admissions for under 14’s are related to trampolines (at home & trampoline parks). I also personally know someone who broke his neck and is now in a wheelchair for life after visiting one of these places at the age of 20.

Like I said on my previous post if you tell them not to flip or bomb at the park it should be safer, and given their ages they will be using the park differently to someone in their 20’s for example.

Trampoline parks are one of the few places I let my child go on trampolines. The other are the ones at the gymnastics training facility. Both of these places still carry risk, but they are businesses that maintain their facilities or face great liability. They also tend to have much better safety padding around them and have people monitoring to enforce rules so I am not the nagging parent.

It is still no guarantee against a serious bone break or my bigger concern a traumatic brain injury, but I’m trying to find a balance point. I’ve read the research, I know trampolines are dangerous. I know our doctor recommends we avoid them. I also know there is social value in meeting up with her friends from school when she is invited to a birthday party.

we avoid personal backyard trampolines left exposed to the elements. the tipping point there is just too far. Most people let those things just rot, there is no ground preparation, and no one ever enforces safety rules.

Bear in mind that although trampolines are a common cause of childhood injuries, it's far more often on poorly installed/supervised garden trampolines at home than at trampoline parks. As PP have said this would not be a viable business idea if children were likely to be injured, and they will be carefully set up, maintained, and staffed to high standards.

I wouldn’t let an under 6 go to on a trampoline but at the same time I wouldn’t say yes to something then say no.

Or at least I try not to.

The trampoline parks we have been to have always been very firm with rules in order to minimise risk.

What’s your source for the almost 50% of AnE attendances for under 14s are related to trampolines?

When I worked in A&E most of the trampoline injuries were adults that had had a little too much to drink and thought they were gymnasts on back garden trampolines.

They’ll have loads of fun I’d let them go. My 10 and 12yr have been many times and sustained no injuries.