Keep the Youth Sports Experience Positive
So often we drop our kids off at their team practices and games no questions asked. A neighbor picks then up a couple of hours later and when they get back home we assume they had fun. Most of the time they have, but as a parent don’t ignore the infrequent possibilities of injury, emotional burnout, or even sexual abuse that can occur in the youth sports environment. Again, the vast majority of youth sports experiences are positive. Here are a few tips to help your child’s be
It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets an Eye Injury
Traumatic eye injury remains the second most common cause of visual impairment, behind only cataracts. Each year, nearly 15 percent of the 2.5 million eye injuries in the United States occur during sporting activities. 1 Of these injuries, 42,000 are severe enough to warrant an emergency department visit, and approximately 13,500 result in legal blindness. While many of these injuries involve recreational athletes, an estimated one in 18 college athletes suffers an eye injury
