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Becoming a Daredevil:
As children grow up and become more independent, they like to try new things. Unfortunately, around the time they learn to ride a bike, these new things that they like to try begin to get scarier and scarier for the parents. Your child will start climbing trees, building bike ramps, and more. They may build a catapult, or some other contraption that you just know will end up with cuts and scrapes and broken bones.
Unfortunately, the parents really can't do much about it, except stand by watching with the first aid kit in hand and the phone ready to dial 911. There are a few ways that parents can ease their minds, though. While these may not help prevent any injuries, they might help the parents keep themselves from going insane with worry.
• Set rules—these may not be followed, but there should definitely be limits on what the child is allowed to try. Building a bike ramp is one thing, jumping from the trampoline to the swimming pool or the rooftop to the trampoline is another thing entirely. While you can't prevent all daredevil activities, you should put a halt on those that are the most dangerous.
• Don't watch—as bad as it may sound, it is best if the parent is within earshot, but doesn't watch the child perform their stunt. It may be hard to do this, but it is much harder to watch. If your child does get injured, the only thing you will be able to do is make it better after the fact. You won't be able to stop it, even if you see it happening, so why subject yourself to watching your child get hurt?
• Know that 80% of the time, you will be wrong—parents want to protect their kids, and we try to prevent them from doing anything that might cause any remote harm to them. But, unfortunately, we also tend to be overprotective a lot of the time. While you don't want your child climbing a tree, the chances that he will fall are a lot slimmer than what a scared parent might believe.
• Think back to when you were a child—there were so many things you did that could have hurt you, but didn't. You would climb anything you could, and you would hang upside down from the monkey bars, and more. These are normal activities that almost all children like to do. It's just part of being a child. Thinking back to all of the things that you did as a child can help ease your mind about the things your child is doing now.
• Be prepared for the worst—while you don't want your child to get hurt, you don't even want to allow them to do the thing that might possibly hurt them in any way, they might, and it is good to be prepared for it. Have a first aid kit ready just in case. This may not ease your mind much, but knowing that if your child does end up hurt, you are ready to deal with it can help ease a parent's mind a little.
While none of these things are easy to accept, it is just a part of being a parent. Children do things that may injure them, but it's part of growing up so it's best to simply set the rules to eliminate the most dangerous, and then just hold your breath.
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