{"id":210894,"date":"2010-01-22T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T06:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=139110"},"modified":"2010-01-22T01:00:23","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T06:00:23","slug":"sledding-safety-tips-for-safe-winter-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/210894","title":{"rendered":"Sledding Safety Tips for Safe Winter Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sledding in winter is such fun<\/strong>, whether on sleds with runners, saucers, plastic toboggans or other downhill gear.<\/p>\n<p>We enjoyed it when I was a child, as have my daughter and grandchildren.\u00a0 On our farm, we had sledding parties, with friends sliding down the hill in one of our fields.\u00a0 Then we came into the house for hot chocolate and cookies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_139126\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139126\" src=\"http:\/\/images1.blisstree.com\/files\/2010\/01\/932760_winter_fun.jpg\" alt=\"Sledding fun image: sxc.hu\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sledding fun image: sxc.hu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>My son-in-law made a path on a hill in our back yard when the grandchildren were younger.\u00a0 They and their cousins had great fun there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>However, since injuries can occur when sledding, you&#8217;ll want to<\/strong> <strong>put some safety measures in place.<\/strong> Discuss these with your youngsters so they&#8217;re aware, too, that\u00a0one can get seriously hurt.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Children should be supervised by a responsible adult while they&#8217;re sledding.<\/li>\n<li>Dressing warmly is imperative, wearing well insulated coats and snow pants.\u00a0 Also, think gloves or mittens and hats covering one&#8217;s ears are important.\u00a0 If it&#8217;s very cold or windy, a face mask is a good idea, too.<\/li>\n<li>Wear good boots that will\u00a0 protect your feet against frostbite.\u00a0 When I was young, our boots weren&#8217;t so well insulated, so I did get my toes nipped with cold and suffered for it years after.<\/li>\n<li>Wearing a helmet is a good safety measure.\u00a0 Although we never though about helmets when I was young&#8230;they really didn&#8217;t exist&#8230;they have become important for safety nowadays.<\/li>\n<li>Sit or lay properly on the sled&#8230;with your feet pointing downhill.\u00a0\u00a0 If you slide head first, you have more likelihood of head injuries, even with a helmet on.<\/li>\n<li>Go sledding only in safe areas that are designated for this sport.<\/li>\n<li>Be aware of traffic hazards.\u00a0 So don&#8217;t slide on paths that cross traffic or go near roads.\u00a0 Also, you want the sledding path to be free from\u00a0items such as\u00a0 trees, rocks, poles, fences,\u00a0 sheds,picnic tables, or vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Stay away from frozen lakes, streams or ponds when sledding.\u00a0 The ice may not be solid there unless it&#8217;s been well tested for holding the weight of heavy objects.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s best not to construct and use jumps or ramps for sledding.<\/li>\n<li>Sledding after dark in an unlighted area can pose safety problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are just a few of the safety tips for sledding.\u00a0 Check out various web sites for more sledding safety.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Sledding safety\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gorp.com\/weekend-guide\/travel-ta-snow-sports-family-sidwcmdev_053088.html\">GORP<\/a>&#8217;s Sledding Safety Tips<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sledding safety\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cincinnatichildrens.org\/health\/info\/safety\/outdoor\/sledding.htm\">Cincinnati Children&#8217;s Hospital <\/a>Safety Tips<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sledding safety\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aaos.org\/about\/papers\/position\/1137.asp\">AAOS<\/a> Sledding Safety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>(What&#8217;s wrong with the sledder in the above photo, according to safe sledding guidelines?\u00a0\u00a0 Not wearing a helmet.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/sledding-safety-tips-for-safe-winter-fun\/\">Sledding Safety Tips for Safe Winter Fun<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sledding in winter is such fun, whether on sleds with runners, saucers, plastic toboggans or other downhill gear. We enjoyed it when I was a child, as have my daughter and grandchildren.\u00a0 On our farm, we had sledding parties, with friends sliding down the hill in one of our fields.\u00a0 Then we came into the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-210894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210894\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}