Nanci Kuykendall

>this go along the lines of what you mentioned "runing
>in the house and getting hurt" We were at the
baseball >field the other day and my 3yo was playing
on
>the blechers....
>jean

This reminded me of trampolines. So many people have
these exhaustive rules about trampoline safety. The
most common one that we've run into is the "Only one
person at a time" rule. How boring is that?? We've
never had that rule here and I can't count the many,
many hours that my kids have spent happily playing
games on the trampoline with their friends and family
members, active bouncy games, quieter sit down games,
and combo games with some of both. They've had as
many as 5 people on the trampoline at one time with no
problems, and we don't have the largest trampoline in
the world or anything. In fact it's rather small.

Last summer my oldest horribly broke his arm when he
tripped coming off the bottom of the slide at the
community center, but we've never had any serous
injuries on the trampoline.

Nanci K.

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In a message dated 4/10/2006 3:53:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
aisliin@... writes:

>>This reminded me of trampolines. So many people have
these exhaustive rules about trampoline safety. The
most common one that we've run into is the "Only one
person at a time" rule. How boring is that?? We've
never had that rule here and I can't count the many,
many hours that my kids have spent happily playing
games on the trampoline with their friends and family
members<<
This also reminds me of a year or so back when someone on this list
mentioned the "fun police" making it impossible to buy metal jacks anymore...usually
you can only find plastic ones at the store, if you can find them at all, and
it's just not the same!

Nancy B.




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ChelleBelle

>>This reminded me of trampolines. So many people have
these exhaustive rules about trampoline safety. The
most common one that we've run into is the "Only one
person at a time" rule. How boring is that?? We've
never had that rule here and I can't count the many,
many hours that my kids have spent happily playing
games on the trampoline with their friends and family
members<<
This also reminds me of a year or so back when someone on this list
mentioned the "fun police" making it impossible to buy metal jacks anymore...usually
you can only find plastic ones at the store, if you can find them at all, and
it's just not the same!
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I know what you mean. My 11 year old son has a pair of Heelys(shoes with wheels) and is always being told how dangerous they are and to stop heeling around. I told him, the next time someone tells him that they are dangerous to tell them that driving a car is dangerous.

Should I be teaching my child to talk back to adults? I am just so sick, tired and frustrated with the "Fun Police"!!!

Michelle





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Everywhere we go, my 11yo ds is told to stop
heelying--- By parents, security guards, store
employees. They SAY it' dangerous, will mark up their
floors. (the wheels WON'T mark floors)
I do tell my son to respect the laws of the stores as
they know their insurance policies (we don't, although
we have our own insurance!)...but when other adults
feel the need to tell my son what risky behavior it
is, I tell them it's his exercise and he's quite
proficient. Usually results in dirty looks.
:(

--- ChelleBelle <chellebelle0412@...> wrote:

> I know what you mean. My 11 year old son has a
> pair of Heelys(shoes with wheels) and is always
> being told how dangerous they are and to stop
> heeling around. I told him, the next time someone
> tells him that they are dangerous to tell them that
> driving a car is dangerous.
>
> Should I be teaching my child to talk back to
> adults? I am just so sick, tired and frustrated
> with the "Fun Police"!!!
>
> Michelle
>
>
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Along the same lines, I am SICK and TIRED of people being so defensive
about being sued. Everywhere you go, skateboarding, ramping, walking on
someones property, breathing, speaking, .. All anyone ever cares about
is :"Will I be sued", so that everyone is so defensive, and mean, and
unfriendly. I cant take it any more.
Ho hum.

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Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Arbitrary Rules (was: Normal situation at
my house)

Everywhere we go, my 11yo ds is told to stop
heelying--- By parents, security guards, store
employees. They SAY it' dangerous, will mark up their
floors. (the wheels WON'T mark floors)
I do tell my son to respect the laws of the stores as
they know their insurance policies (we don't, although
we have our own insurance!)...but when other adults
feel the need to tell my son what risky behavior it
is, I tell them it's his exercise and he's quite
proficient. Usually results in dirty looks.
:(

--- ChelleBelle <chellebelle0412@...> wrote:

> I know what you mean. My 11 year old son has a
> pair of Heelys(shoes with wheels) and is always
> being told how dangerous they are and to stop
> heeling around. I told him, the next time someone
> tells him that they are dangerous to tell them that
> driving a car is dangerous.
>
> Should I be teaching my child to talk back to
> adults? I am just so sick, tired and frustrated
> with the "Fun Police"!!!
>
> Michelle
>
>
>
>
>
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--- In [email protected], michele oquinn <mmoquinn@...>
wrote:
>
> Everywhere we go, my 11yo ds is told to stop
> heelying---

What's heelying?

Thanks,
Joanna

nellebelle

Heely roller skates? http://www.heelys.com/

Mary Ellen

----- Original Message ----- What's heelying?


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lilith_pouia

--- In [email protected], "nellebelle" <nellebelle@...>
wrote:
>
> Heely roller skates? http://www.heelys.com/
>
> Mary Ellen
>
> ----- Original Message ----- What's heelying?
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
After looking at that website i wish my sons had some, they would love
it. But they don't make them for children as young as mine.

Joanna Wilkinson

--- In [email protected], "lilith_pouia"
<lilith_pouia@...> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "nellebelle" <nellebelle@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Heely roller skates? http://www.heelys.com/
> >
> > Mary Ellen


Thanks!
I liked the intro.
"Freedom is a Wheel in your Sole"

Pretty cool.

I showed it to Jack. He wants some now.

Joanna

michele oquinn

Sneakers that have just one wheel in each heel.
They are tough to learn, as you feel so
off-balance...but once you learn to skate, you've GOT
it!
The wheels can be removed. They're not the fold-away
type wheels.

Some adults think they're cool and have no problem
with kids heelying around. Other adults are seemingly
terrified of what COULD happen if the child were to
lose control.

Seems like a lot of fear out there.



--- Joanna Wilkinson <jbwilkinson6@...> wrote:

> --- In [email protected], michele
> oquinn <mmoquinn@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Everywhere we go, my 11yo ds is told to stop
> > heelying---
>
> What's heelying?
>
> Thanks,
> Joanna
>
>
>
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Holy Roller Skates, Batman! It's those sneakers with retractable wheels
that all the kids are talking about!

Tami, who remembers roller-skating to organ music at the rink, and sneakers
with big, clunky, non-retractable wheels.


>>> Heely roller skates? http://www.heelys.com/

Mary Ellen

----- Original Message ----- What's heelying? <<<



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Cindy Fox

What size do they wear? I saw size 1 heelies in the store while we
were buying a new pair yesterday of size 5 heelies for my 6 year
old. He likes them a bit big I think because they run small (lots
of padding) and he has a wide foot. So, they're a bit long, but
comfortably wide (same foot style as me!)

R's friends wear them and they're a bit big on some of them, but
they enjoy them - maybe just tie them tighter?

We've also gotten comments, on these and the ones before (folding
wheels that went in and out) including getting 'spoken to' at
Legoland, being told they were not allowed (I never saw any notice
about that) and that if we insisted upon letting him wear them, we
would have to accept any liability associated with that. I nodded
and waited for her to go away. :)

Regarding those one that have folding wheels, I do NOT recommend
those except for the most mild child because R had those broken in
two months since he wore them every day with the wheels always out
(and I do mean the metal brackets snapped off in addition to the
wheels going one at a time). :)

Those were the ones he chose the first time, but the fun wore off
when the wheels did. :)

The heelies are of MUCH higher quality. We had them for two months
before we forgot them at the park and they looked just as good as
new. I hope the kid that found them is enjoying them. :)

Just keep your eye out for a sale because they run at $89, but we
bought each pair for $49, also partially because we didn't need the
plate and tool that the salesman recommended since heelies aren't
allowed in schools. R never takes his wheels out! :)

It's also mutually fun to go places quicker, since he just grabs on
my arm and is pulled along. :) We kept stumbling over ourselves for
the few days we were without the heelies.

c.

--- In [email protected], "lilith_pouia"
<lilith_pouia@...> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "nellebelle" <nellebelle@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Heely roller skates? http://www.heelys.com/
> >
> > Mary Ellen
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- What's heelying?
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> After looking at that website i wish my sons had some, they would
love
> it. But they don't make them for children as young as mine.
>

lilith_pouia

--- In [email protected], "Cindy Fox" <cindyfox@...> wrote:
>
> What size do they wear?
>
> c.
>
> I was under the impression from the website that they only make
children's size 13, and only on some of the styles, but i haven't
looked for any in stores or anything yet. I could be mistaken about
the sizes if your six year old has some. My sons are seven and four.
Thanks,
Lilith