Re:The Anti-Helicopter Parent’s Plea: Let Kids Play
by barry-cotter on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @10:51AM
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> Yes, but most kids are not allowed or encouraged to play on their roofs. If they were, the rate of injury would likely be much higher.
I used to play on the roof of our shed. I have no idea what I did up there but I think it was mostly being deliberately up high. I dangled and jumped many times and jumped at least once before deciding that kind of hurt and deciding not to do it again. You overestimate the stupidity of children who are familiar with the concept of consequences. I also had my thumbnails fall off multiple times after hitting them with hammers and burned off the skin on my little finger once on a stovetop seeing exactly what these burns were that were so scary. I never even broke a bone and I have less than five wounds that should have received stitches. I had a boring, safe childhood.
Re:The Anti-Helicopter Parent’s Plea: Let Kids Play
by duderific on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @08:20PM
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Sounds like your roof was not all that high. In the article I think they said the roof was 25 feet, which would very severely injure you (at least) if you fell off.
I used to play on the roof of our shed. I have no idea what I did up there but I think it was mostly being deliberately up high. I dangled and jumped many times and jumped at least once before deciding that kind of hurt and deciding not to do it again. You overestimate the stupidity of children who are familiar with the concept of consequences. I also had my thumbnails fall off multiple times after hitting them with hammers and burned off the skin on my little finger once on a stovetop seeing exactly what these burns were that were so scary. I never even broke a bone and I have less than five wounds that should have received stitches. I had a boring, safe childhood.