Trampolines not for toddlers

We won't let our daughter on them and she's eight., no bouncy houses either.

I dislike trampolines, more so after meeting a guy in my spinal unit who is now a complete quadriplegic at 27 years old after playing around with his friends on one.

It worries me when I see children on them, I cannot think of any worse thing than SCI to happen to a child.

Sorry -just realised that the original post was about toddlers not using trampolines. Different kettle etc.........

Yes, Moco, good post. Actually, the article goes on to say-
"The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons states children under the age of 6 should never use trampolines, while the AAP advises against recreational trampolining altogether. Collisions, falls and improper landings can all cause severe harm, and the littlest, youngest kids are the ones most at risk."

When I was 11 years old, my parents took me to the emergency ward of a hospital for what turned out to be a minor problem. After a brief examination, we were told that I would have to wait because all personnel were needed to attend to a young man who was being brought in with a broken neck from an accident jumping on a trampoline.

There is a trampoline arena in my area, basically a warehouse full of trampolines of various sizes and bounciness. Before you go in, they make you sign a waiver form acknowledging that using a trampoline can cause 'bruises, sprains, broken bones, paralysis and death' (in that order). I suppose, if done safely, close to the ground and with nothing but soft surfaces around (like foam pits, often used in gymnastics training) it can be safe. But those stand-alone backyard trampolines are mostly rusty death traps :/