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My 3 year old has taken up parkour. How do I keep her from killing herself? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So my three year old has, since she was little, been really into jumping. I try to warn her that she could seriously injure herself, but this hasn't happened yet so she doesn't think I'm serious. But she jumps over and off anything. Sisters bunk bed to the armchair 2 meters away? No problem. Bunk bed to the floor? Sticks the landing every time. I swear my partner must have cheated on me with a f##king spider monkey.

How do I convince her to not do the jumps that could break her ankle if she lands wrong? I'm not getting through to her. I'm happy she is physically active, but she's taking the piss.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (2 children)

She may jump and break her ankle (I seriously hope not) but it might happen and it won't be your fault or her fault, kids do that

I'd imagine it like driving, it's by far the most dangerous thing we do but it's necessary to live. Teach them how to drive and how to avoid danger and what to look out for and take the risk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You see, driving doesn't need to be that dangerous. While the USA has 12.9 traffic related deaths per 100k my country has 2. And it's still a good analogy because the difference lies in driver education. We have special classes to teach night driving, long distance driving, rural driving, driving on ice, how to correctly install child seats, how to safely fasten loads to the roof rack etc. And that's what I'd like in this case. To equip her with more knowledge about what can go wrong and how to avoid it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Quite right and some nations have safer spaces for kids to jump around and parkour in

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This comment would be gold for fuckcars!

I don’t have a drivers license, not sure if alive.