When speaking with a friend the other day I was surprised to hear her concerns over the safety of trampolines.  One of her friend’s daughters had recently broken her arm.  Now when I think about the dangerous things we let our kids do I wouldn’t consider trampolines to be high in the most dangerous list.  Compared to a cricket ball in the face or receiving a hard tackle in football, a broken wrist from rollerblading or even grazing your knee when you fall off a swing a trampoline is tame by comparison.

But it does show me that trampolines are still tarnished by old stereotypes.  But like anything once you understand the risks associated with something you can make the effort to eliminate or mitigate that risk.  We are not talking about the old unstable rectangle trampolines anymore.  Modern trampolines treat safety as the first priority and you can be sure that fun will follow.

You can get a full run down of the Easy Trampoline safety features here, but there are also some common sense things to look out for in regards to where you put your trampoline and how you use it.

Where

1. Don’t put the trampoline under trees, power lines, roofs or anything at all if you can avoid it.  If it’s above them they will try and reach it, I know your kids are high achievers but trust me this is not the time or place for goal setting. 
   
2. Don’t put the trampoline too close to fences, pools, the house, trees, or on concrete.  If the kids are near a fence or a pool or a roof they WILL try and climb onto it, jump off it, jump into etc… your kids are VERY creative so you have to limit their options 
   
3. Do put the trampoline on a flat and preferably dry area.  If the trampoline is on an angle you are setting your kids up like a human cannonball 
   
4. Always try and put the trampoline on grass or tan bark, falling off the trampoline will happen at some point so try and ensure your kids get a soft landing. 

1. Only allow one child on the trampoline at a time (I know double bounces were amazing fun when I was growing up too, but they cause most accidents on trampolines) 
   
2. No somersaults!!! If you want to try and make the Olympics for gymnastics then please use an Olympic trampoline.  Your backyard tramp is just not cut out for it and you could do yourself some serious spine injuries. 
   
3. Don’t jump on the outdoor trampoline in the rain, or when the matt is wet.  Sounds obvious but trust me it happens.

Trust me, trampolines are a lot safer than most of the activities that your children do.  And by follwoing the above guidelines you are reducing the risk of anything going wrong.  Well stay safe and happy trampolineing!!!

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