Trampoline?

[disney world dreamer]

geez people!
OP's question had nothing to do with injuries and insurance.
most of you are not answering her original question of whether her DD12 would use the trampoline enough to warrant its purchase.
sure you do have to consider the possibility of of injuries and how purchasing one might effect your insurance but many posters have been going overboard talking about those things.
as long as the trampoline is used properly and the parents of any child that is coming over says its ok for their child to go on it you should not have to be so overly concerned to the point that you doubt the purchase of it.
to the people that are against OP getting one due to safety and insurance reasons i ask you how owning a trampoline poses any more risk than owning a play set? i bet most of you would say play sets are "safe" but i fell off one when i was 9 and fractured my elbow and dislocated my wrist.

 

[Luvchefmic]

geez people!
OP's question had nothing to do with injuries and insurance.
most of you are not answering her original question of whether her DD12 would use the trampoline enough to warrant its purchase.
sure you do have to consider the possibility of of injuries and how purchasing one might effect your insurance but many posters have been going overboard talking about those things.
as long as the trampoline is used properly and the parents of any child that is coming over says its ok for their child to go on it you should not have to be so overly concerned to the point that you doubt the purchase of it.
to the people that are against OP getting one due to safety and insurance reasons i ask you how owning a trampoline poses any more risk than owning a play set? i bet most of you would say play sets are "safe" but i fell off one when i was 9 and fractured my elbow and dislocated my wrist.

How can anyone really answer that though not knowing the child ?
Some kids may love it and may use it all the time, her's might not be that thrilled after a certain amount of time.

I was one of the posters ( living in FL as the OP ) that chimed in with unsolicited advice. That's what we do here. OP may not have considered certain things and I think most of us care and want to help. My neighbor made many enemies when a storm tore that trampoline up and pieces went airborne.

I was running around picking up things afraid that a piece of metal would fly into my yard and impale my horse. So yes I am going to advise. Thankfully no one was hurt, animal or human, but things can happen. I don't see that anyone did anything wrong here.

 

[MrsPete]

My husband had a trampoline when he was a boy, and he loved it -- so he wanted to get one for our girls.

They loved it too, and it was probably the single most long-lasting and constantly used "toy" they had in childhood. Our girls were about 5 and 8 when we got it, and it lasted perhaps 7-8 years. When ours died, we considered replacing it, but the girls were older teens by that point, and we decided not to do it.

From the very beginning my husband laid down the law about taking turns jumping, no shoes, not putting the dog up on it (claws)., and our kids were quick to follow those rules. They understood the importance of safety. Their friends frequently were not so understanding, so I had to do a bit of enforcement.

They didn't JUST use it for jumping /exercise. They'd lie on the trampoline to read, to do their homework, just to talk. A couple times they slept out on the trampoline.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

geez people!
OP's question had nothing to do with injuries and insurance.
most of you are not answering her original question of whether her DD12 would use the trampoline enough to warrant its purchase.
sure you do have to consider the possibility of of injuries and how purchasing one might effect your insurance but many posters have been going overboard talking about those things.
as long as the trampoline is used properly and the parents of any child that is coming over says its ok for their child to go on it you should not have to be so overly concerned to the point that you doubt the purchase of it.
to the people that are against OP getting one due to safety and insurance reasons i ask you how owning a trampoline poses any more risk than owning a play set? i bet most of you would say play sets are "safe" but i fell off one when i was 9 and fractured my elbow and dislocated my wrist.

I agree that it's impossible to know if a child who is a stranger to everyone here will use a trampoline!

There's nothing wrong with addressing issues which may not have occurred to the OP. You're free not to read these posts if they bother you so much.

Playsets can be dangerous too, but that's off topic and this has nothing to do with the original question,

 

[mjkacmom]

geez people!
OP's question had nothing to do with injuries and insurance.
most of you are not answering her original question of whether her DD12 would use the trampoline enough to warrant its purchase.
sure you do have to consider the possibility of of injuries and how purchasing one might effect your insurance but many posters have been going overboard talking about those things.
as long as the trampoline is used properly and the parents of any child that is coming over says its ok for their child to go on it you should not have to be so overly concerned to the point that you doubt the purchase of it.
to the people that are against OP getting one due to safety and insurance reasons i ask you how owning a trampoline poses any more risk than owning a play set? i bet most of you would say play sets are "safe" but i fell off one when i was 9 and fractured my elbow and dislocated my wrist.

My cousin is an ER doctor, and says they get TONS of injuries due to trampolines, way more than swingsets.

1. JUST SAY NO TO TRAMPOLINES
Scary Stat: Trampoline-related injuries are responsible for as many as 92,000 emergency-room visits annually.

Listen to the Doctor: "At this hospital, we see about 150 to 200 children with trampoline injuries per year, split equally between boys and girls. These kids have fractures, spinal injuries, and sometimes serious head injuries. Most injuries occur not because kids fly off the trampoline, but because another child lands on them, or they do something inappropriate, such as riding a bike on the trampoline. If you do have a trampoline, only one person at a time should be on it--with supervision. As more people get on, the risk of injury increases exponentially. If one or two kids jump up, then the trampoline is like concrete for the child coming down. Kids can even break their arms or legs as they land."--Howard Kadish, M.D., pediatric emergency medicine physician at the Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City

Find Out More: Trampolines are largely unregulated, but the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends against their use at home, in gym classes, and on playgrounds. For details, log on to www.kidshealthworks.com.