Re: Trampolines | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharon![]() |
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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:51:29 -0700 (PDT) |
> On Apr 17, 2019, at 11:54 AM, Kathryn McCamant <kmccamant [at] > cohousing-solutions.com> wrote: > IMHO, if those of us want who live in intergeneration communities, want to > keep and attract families with kids, we need to be willing to make reasonable > accommodation for kids play.... fort building, bike jumps and trampolines are > the kinds of play many remember as favorite childhood memories....but the > insurance companies and attorneys would likely tell us to forbid such things. > Let's not let the fear of liabilities ruin kids play. Life is full of risks, > and one of them is the risks of growing up being better at video game play > than creating your own play in the great outdoors. I totally agree. But the problem for some community members is the financial risk— some have no extra money and live from week to week. Another reality of diversity and generational inclusion. If a child is hurt or killed the whole community would share the risk if a law suit were filled. And many parents would have to file a suit in order to pay their own medical bills. And the parents of neighborhood children wouldn’t hesitate to sue. Part of maintaining affordability is caution. I loved the story Rob Sandelin used tell about his community and its pile of dirt. It was left over from digging out basements and was supposed to be hauled away. But the kids loved playing on it so much that it remained instead of being replaced by a playground. There are many ways to be active and free and creative outdoors that don’t involve the relatively high risk of physical damage from unsupervised use of a trampoline. Unicycles? Obstacle courses? Sharon ---- Sharon Villines Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC http://www.takomavillage.org
- Re: Trampolines, (continued)
- Re: Trampolines Sharon Villines, April 17 2019
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Re: Trampolines Kathryn McCamant, April 17 2019
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Re: Trampolines KAREN A CARLSON, April 17 2019
- Re: Trampolines Muriel Kranowski, April 17 2019
- Re: Trampolines Sharon Villines, April 17 2019
- Re: Trampolines Julie Gallagher, April 18 2019
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Re: Trampolines KAREN A CARLSON, April 17 2019
- Re: Trampolines Tom Smyth, April 18 2019
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Re: Trampolines Eris Weaver, April 17 2019
- Check Local Laws and Insurance Rates First [was Trampolines Sharon Villines, April 17 2019
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