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Old 04-18-2008, 05:44 PM
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You should see what my girls do on their tramp Ours is a springfree with a net all around, they cannot fall off.

We have a stack of rules too, including no skills that they can't do in gym. One at a time, no one under or on the outside of the net.

They do flicks, back tucks, front tucks both standing and with a jump, aerials, back extensions, bigger Bog does half's and fulls. They are 9 and almost 12 at this point so they have a lot of gym under their belts, and they know they can only jump when I am there and only do what they can do well. I will also not let them use bad form as bad habits are easily learned, but very hard to break.

Tramps are very dangerous for sure, but so are many toys we give our kids, bikes, rollerblades to name a few. With the right set of rules and good supervision the risks can be lowered enough to have some fun.

I am very uptight about safety, my 9 year old still has a booster seat in the car and my almost 12 year old has never ridden in the front seat of the car.

By the way Olivia is cute as a button. A net would be a great add on to your tramp, as she gets older and bigger and heavier she will travel a lot and quickly, the net has saved many kids from very bad falls. JMHO
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Way to go. That is awesome
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