9/18/07

Mellow out? Trampoline injuries on the rise . . .

Several wrote in stating that the poll asking "Is it normal for a seven-year-old to jump out of a second story window onto a trampoline?" was so bogus that they refused to vote. Others wrote to say they were too embarrassed to answer "Yes" it's normal behavior... My own opinion is expressed in the two links below:
Trampoline injuries on the rise
The Splintered Mind
Overcoming Neurological Disabilities With Lots Of Humor And Attitude

If your child happens to jump from a second story window onto anything . . . read Ed Hallowell's books on AD/HD.

1 comment:

  1. D.R. CooteySeptember 21, 2007

    Thanks for linking to that article. I had fun writing it. ;)

    As for your poll question being bogus, people simply need to put the following facts together. Take a child with obvious lack of maturity, mix in a lack of impulse control and aversion to boredom due to AD/HD, and sprinkle with a healthy dosage of childish rebellion and you have seven-year olds jumping out of second story windows onto trampolines below.

    Take care.

    ~Douglas
    ☆ The Splintered Mind - Overcoming Neurological Disabilities With Lots Of Humor And Attitude

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