https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:24:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports/page/2#post-494621 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:26:04 +0000 Grace 494621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bebefly: Lol - Winnipeg. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports/page/2#post-494331 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:06:13 +0000 sera_87 494331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: what part of Canada are you from ? ;)</p> <p>LO will be in sports - most likely hockey &amp; maybe swimming, (if that's what he wants, I'm not opposed to putting him in something non-"traditional" such as diving or figure skating if that's what he wants to go for). I'll try to make it as non-contact as possible for him but I wouldn't go as far as not letting him join. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports/page/2#post-494259 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:45:57 +0000 Mrs. Pen 494259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I could never say he couldn't play a sport he loves. Even if I tried, DH would protest to no end. I told him that DS can play any sport he wants as long as he also lets him do other things he might not encourage- like ballet hahaha. Just saying he can do what he wants.</p> <p>Oh I should add I was a tomboy too and my 17th birthday was a football party hahaha. My parents have 5 acres so we played a game of football and it was so fun. I cracked a rib... Or two. Hahaha but it was worth it ;)</p> <p>I think I would prefer soccer of any sport :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports/page/2#post-494249 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:43:49 +0000 winniebee 494249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd allow it. We come from very athletic families and I just can't see telling him "no" if he wants to play a given sport, contact or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports/page/2#post-494223 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:36:24 +0000 Grace 494223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll discourage hockey, it's too crazy here and not an atmosphere I really want my kids in. Plus it's really expensive, there's super stinky gear and from the time they are little (like 7yo), they are on two practises per week plus a game and tournaments. No thank you! </p> <p>Football isn't very big here, plus our kids will be inheriting short people genes, so I doubt it'll come up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports/page/2#post-494160 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:22:42 +0000 smocks 494160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll let them play any sport they feel passionately about. I don't think there's any way to really prevent injuries in ANY sport. Yes, football/hockey are intrinsically more violent, but I don't know any sport that doesn't come with risk of injury. For goodness sakes, I saw a guy get his eyelid ripped off in a water polo game. </p> <p>DH and I plan on encouraging sports, because we were both athletes (DH was even drafted MLB, although declined to play and did D1 baseball instead) and it teaches teamwork, coordination, good eating/physical habits, etc. If they absolutely hate sports, fine, but that doesn't get you out of exercising and living a healthy lifestyle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports/page/2#post-494146 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:18:07 +0000 twodoghouse 494146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Generally I think we wouldn't forbid playing contact sports, but we're hoping that having short, non-athletic, geeky parents will mean our future kids won't be as interested in those sort of activities. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports/page/2#post-494045 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:55:24 +0000 ValentineMommy 494045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely don't plan on encouraging it, and honestly, would be surprised if he's coordinated enough lol. Considering DH played no sports, and was, well, a stoner guitarist, and I was a band geek, whose only sports talents were ballet and tennis.....he's probably not going to be much of a jock </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-494004 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:42:04 +0000 sunny 494004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think our little ones will want to play hockey or football but if they did I wouldn't allow it :-( I want them to play tennis, golf, volleyball and maybe soccer or baseball when they are young. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493949 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:21:34 +0000 stargal 493949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No to football not sure about hockey... its nor big around here so I doubt he would even know its an option to play hockey.... I am very weary of head injuries as its a personal issue I have for very good reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493895 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:05:14 +0000 Bao 493895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, DH already wants a future kid to play hockey. I may encourage it to wait until HS though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493891 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:03:51 +0000 ladyfingers 493891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll be encouraging team sports -- I think they're very important -- and if LO wants to do a contact sport, that's up to them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493852 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:52:44 +0000 T-Mom 493852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I just read the story about Junior Seau's brain disease so I am definitely re-thinking the football thing now <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/sports/football/junior-seau-suffered-from-brain-disease.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/11/sports/football/junior-seau-suffered-from-brain-disease.html?_r=0</a></p> <p>ETA: not that our kid would be in the NFL, with his genes but still... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493844 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:49:45 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 493844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm undecided about football. The idea of injuries does scare me, but my mil didn't allow my DH to play football for that reason and he has always wished he could have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493829 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:46:19 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 493829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jenn23: that's the spirit $$$ :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493818 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:43:07 +0000 bpcmarj 493818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: same here.</p> <p>My DH is 6'3" and 320lbs of mostly muscle and was not allowed to play contact sports. I have no problem with our kids safely playing contact sports if they want. Plus, we love football!! Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493783 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:35:32 +0000 mrbee 493783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MRS. LEMON-LIME: Not sure... I'd have to look at the data around it.</p> <p>I got some concussions playing football in high school though, and they were not fun. It's an extremely violent sport. I just happen to love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493773 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:33:18 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 493773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: wouldn't a child/person unfamiliar with contact sports game play and training run the risk of more injuries playing against kids who have played there whole lives? </p> <p>My brother has had to repair two torn ACLs (knees) because of basketball. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493730 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:18:59 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 493730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of course!<br /> Obviously track or baseball or soccer would be preferable but....whatever they want! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493672 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:03:15 +0000 Jenn23 493672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will "encourage" our son to play baseball, soccer, basketball, so that hopefully he doesn't choose to play football or hockey. Plus, my husband pointed out that the MLB pays more than the NFL and NHL. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493655 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:58:54 +0000 yoursilverlining 493655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha, I hope LO doesn't want to play any sports at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493633 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:53:59 +0000 littlek 493633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's mom refused to let him play contact sports and he still is upset about it. I will let LO play whatever sport they want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493623 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:51:29 +0000 runsyellowlites 493623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I chose "sure..." because the kiddos sport choice is ultimately up to them but they WILL play atleast 1 team sport. DS played soccer for the first time this year (age 8) &amp; his coach spoke about how out of all the sports he played, including rugby &amp; football, he got most injured in soccer! </p> <p>I prefer DS not play football but that's more because I don't like watching it than anything else. Lol Thankfully he doesn't like football anyways. We would like him to play baseball but he doesn't want to get hit with the ball. :-/</p> <p>The sport DS has chosen? Soccer for his team sport &amp; skating/bmx biking for his solo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493598 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:44:52 +0000 brownie 493598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on how they do the safety etc. I won't let him participate in anything that seems it is being taught unsafely. For example, he doesn't do gymnastics in town because I haven't seen a good safety record from them. Same for the football program in town. I've heard good things about the wrestling program. I spent a lot of my life teaching fitness programs (gymnastics, crossfit, swimming) for kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493554 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:30:36 +0000 HabesBabe 493554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm totally OK with it, but the hubs isn't on board. He plays ice hockey but doesn't want LO to play! I think it's because she's a girl, but he said he would feel the same way if/when we have a boy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493522 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:19:26 +0000 teamjse 493522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Recently DH and I watched a special on ESPN that was discussing the dangers of football and injuries to children in high school. They interviewed 2 students that were paralyzed and the hardships they're going through because most schools lack the proper kind of insurance to care for these kind of injuries. It scared the bejesus out of me and I told him I didn't want to risk our LO getting paralyze from a football injury. Then I thought about all sports and I want to put LO in a bubble. OMG, I'm going to be one of those crazy moms that run out in the field when my LO gets hurt. =X </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493520 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:18:59 +0000 MrsTiz 493520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, definitely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493518 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:18:15 +0000 Mrsbells 493518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: ouch!<br /> my friend alwas got bruises on her legs from playing field hockey too, but she still loved it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493515 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:16:19 +0000 Foodnerd81 493515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: OH! Ice hockey! No, field hockey is fine-- though a girl in my high school did get her teeth entirely bashed in! They were able to fix them and you can't tell at all but she was out of school for months. But that was a fluke-- I think ICE hockey is way way too violent at the upper levels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-let-your-lo-play-contact-sports#post-493510 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:14:42 +0000 T-Mom 493510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH played football in MS and HS and I imagine he would be happy if DS were to be so inclined, since it was a major part of his identity and life. But I'll admit I have concerns, and even today, if DH does something "airheady" (for lack of a better word) we always talk about all how it must be due to football. Hm, maybe I will encourage volleyball instead, haha. </p>