{"id":744044,"date":"2024-10-29T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/?p=744044"},"modified":"2024-10-29T12:49:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:49:30","slug":"safest-sports-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/safest-sports-for-kids","title":{"rendered":"Experts Say These Are the Safest Sports for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As parents, we want our children to have fun and participate in <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/fun-safe-activities-with-family-this-spring\">activities<\/a> with their peers, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/entertainment\/jonathon-owens-simone-biles-wont-force-kids-sport\">sports<\/a>. But it&#8217;s hard when we&#8217;re also worried about their safety. Especially with contact sports, there comes the concern about whether the risk is greater than the reward. Fortunately, however, many kids sports exist that are safe for children to engage in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/healthysportindex.com\/report\/safety-analysis-report\/\">Healthy Sport Index<\/a> examined kids sports data to determine which sports are better or worse for our young boys and girls. We have them ranked here from least to most safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More from CafeMom:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cafemom.com\/parenting\/6-important-skills-kids-can-learn-with-sports\">6 Important Skills Kids Can Learn With Sports<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As parents, we want our children to have fun and participate in activities with their peers, such as sports. But it&#8217;s hard when we&#8217;re also worried about their safety. Especially with contact sports, there comes the concern about whether the risk is greater than the reward. 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