Should Kids Be Allowed to Play Football?

Where should parents draw the line with sports that could be potentially dangerous to their kids’ development?

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[jaydenmx]

im forced to play football. i hate it, i wish i didnt have to play. i wish my parents would think differently and not let me

[solstice]

My 11 year old all American boy wants to play football, my husband is American I am South American, for me football ⚽ soccer is everything, my husband wants him to play football I won't allow it, he's playing soccer now he keeps trying to convince me and I keep saying no. I will show him this video. Thank you .

[aidensashmore]

this is bullcrap. half the time the kid is the one who choses the sport. if he wants to play tackle let it be.

[daniellem]

Sure ok. Kids shouldn't play the sports that, half of the time, is what gives them scholarships to go to college to become doctors or pathologists or teachers... Sports scholarships is how a LOT of kids get into colleges.

[Mrsunny]

Just remove all the pads and helmet. The helmet itself causes the risk for head trauma because it gives a false sense of invulnerability, encouraging reckless contact. Without it, the kids will, by instinct, avoid voluntarily clashing heads.

[warriorsscene]

If kids don’t play tackle football until there 18 they might as well say bye bye to their passions. Flag football is extremely soft. As soon as a kid transitions it’s going to be pure hell.

[grubbington_shots]

first yall go after video games... now football????

[andrewofthebloodcrusaders]

Child abuse for letting kids play football where parents now are saying let's see if our kids sexually attracted to boys or girls let's have our kids use drugs and drink under the age as long as they are in the house or give our kids a false interpretation of the world so when they go out at 18 they get knocked on they're behind realize their parents lied. Football has risks yes but so does everything in life its how the world works and football can teach kids alot of positive things but if you're only going to target the negatives of something and only believe the negatives, then it is not about safety of the child it is about your own bias. Kids and parents who don't want to play football should not feel pressured to do so and there just don't do it simple. Don't make the rest of the world conform to your own beliefs some of history's worst people already tried that and failed.

[jonathans]

Unless your kids a freak of nature if you wait until he’s 18 to play, he won’t ever see the field anyway 😂

[arindamhalder]

Not Allowed is a Child's Rights abuse

[MeiA-hr]

We should just stop kids playing all sports cos they could get hurt 😂😂😂

I mean cmon y’all are bunch of softies

[smeeglewellblox]

It is not child abuse if they choose to do it