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When kids get injured in sports, where do you draw the line? (6 posts)

1 year, 9 months ago
By corinne

Sports can be dangerous! We explore sports injuries in our September 2011 issue of Family Circle. You already know Why You Should Never Exercise With a Concussion, but short of that, lines can be blurred. Where do you draw the line when your child sustains a less serious sports injury?

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    wildkitty13 said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    I saw a show on CNN the other night about a cheerleader on a world-champion team who strained her ACL, but cheered to defend the first place title in the competition anyway. Of course she ended up falling and ruining the whole routine. So not only did cheering through an injury hurt physically, it will scar her for life for always remembering she made her team lose the championship.

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    nycgal said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Yikes! That’s a scary story, @wildkitty13, but a good lesson, too. I think it’s important that parents never push their kids to excel at sports to the point where they get injured. Coaches, too, for that matter!

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    lisact said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Sometimes the kids push themselves. So intent on playing in the big league championship game, my son played through the pain. Of course the result was an Achilles tendon sprain that he re-injures regularly. The good news is I don’t think he’ll try that one again.

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    lisact said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    I’m back and the stakes are now higher than when I last posted. My younger son broke his arm playing football last weekend. Because he’s relatively small for his age (we’re late growers in my family), I have always feared/assumed he’d get hurt. On some level, a broken bone is a lot less scary than a concussion, but this injury proves how vulnerable he is – next time it could be worse.

    I’d like to forbid him from playing football ever again. But it’s hard to take something away that my son really enjoys and that (I’m told) he’s pretty good at. The discipline of practice and the social aspects of being on the team are really positive. And, the tough schedule makes him more focused on getting homework and chores done quickly. I’ve tried suggesting other sports that at least seem to be more safe, but he’s not interested. Do I force him to give up football for safety’s sake, or do I hold my breath and hope for the best?

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    lisact said 1 year, 6 months ago:

    The doctor has given my 13 year old son the “all clear” after breaking his arm playing football 4 weeks ago. There’s only one game left in the season – the championship game – and he’s eager to play. I mean really eager. I think it’s too risky and would love for him to sit it out. He’s putting on a full court press, and so is his coach. Can I forbid him to play because I’m worried? Is that fair to him or the team? Help!

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