Do you let your kids play soccer in the house?

amother

OP ↓

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 12:29 am

DC insists that I'm the only mother who doesn't allow soccer in the house and I'm making him different than other kids because of that rule and others that I made up to make his life miserable. All normal parents do differently than me. All his anger outbursts are because of my unfair rules and all the violence and aggression is in my head.

Okay, but in all seriousness: Do you let your kids play soccer in the house? Throw balls in the house? Like in the living room, hallway, kitchen, bedrooms?

I don't allow, anyone, ever, at all, to play ball or throw balls in the house. I've had too many things break, too many people hurt, too many times the ball "accidentally" flies off trajectory, too many near-misses. So that's it, I put my foot down.

amother

Marigold

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 12:43 am

I allow rolling balls in the house. Not kicking or throwing (although my kids will occasionally ask for an exception to bounce a ball, for an older responsible kid I might allow it if the ball stays below waist height). I allow throwing pillows or stuffed animals if it doesn't get too wild.

Other games are outdoor games.

We are all the only mothers who don't allow sports games indoors.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 12:52 am

amother Marigold wrote:

LOL. That's what I told DC. He doesn't believe me.
Then DH got the brilliant idea that I should do an imamother poll. Cool

amother

Forsythia

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 1:39 am

In my playroom I did allow it. It's a first floor room but has doors. I also allowed my son to toss a ball up and down on his own in the living room (he liked to do it there bec we had high ceilings). Miraculously the little glass fish bowl in that room never got knocked over! I had several boys who needed to get their energy out so I allowed it. Do u have a basement or can he play ball in just his room? Maybe one of those over the door basketball hoops? Somewhere you can send him to play ball..

amother

Mintgreen

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 1:45 am

They play in my hallway which is pretty long on rare occasions. But I have a garden so they can usually play outside

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 1:55 am

amother Navy wrote:

How old is he?
This isn't a soccer/shooting etc issue. It's a discipline issue.

13 and yes I know that. It's also a sensory/ body awareness/ coordination/ etc. issue. If he were actually careful/ safe then it wouldn't be an issue, but either he's just lax and not really putting energy into being careful, or he is trying to be careful and doesn't know how. We know this.

Regardless he thinks we're the only ones in the world with this rule. Smile

amother

↑ OP

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 1:56 am

amother Forsythia wrote:

Nope, Israel, apartment with small mirpeset. Play in the lobby or down in the shared chatzer or in the park.

amother

Obsidian

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 3:31 am

Do I let, no
Does it happen (soft balls, not proper hard soccer balls), yes
Do I get mad when things break and tell them it is their own fault, yes
Does that stop them, no

Is this a battle that will go on as long as boys exist, yes

imaima

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 4:44 am

amother OP wrote:

Some of my kids start kicking balls as soon as they are in the vicinity without even realizing it.

Iymnok

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 6:33 am

To roll a ball to a toddler or throw it with a toddler, sure.
If we set up for gaga, yes, as long as the ball stays below knee level.
The balls can be thrown against the wall on the mirpeset. We have a wonderful imaginary basketball hoop up there.
Drones, remote control helicopters, paper airplanes, nerf darts and similar are okay if no one else is in the room.

amother

Babypink

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 7:30 am

Absolutely not!
There's a park yard side walk.....
This is a boys house and ball inside is a nooooo!
They don't even enter the front door there is a special spot for allsports gear out of the house.

Bnei Berak 10

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 8:01 am

amother OP wrote:

Nope, Israel, apartment with small mirpeset. Play in the lobby or down in the shared chatzer or in the park.

The lobby is indoors. IMHO it's not a sportsroom. People exit and enter and shouldn't have to deal with it.
Balls belong outside.

amother

Latte

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 9:53 am

My son does play ball in my house.
I will say I have quite a large house and the room he plays in has a very high ceiling.
Now the catch.. He can only use small soft balls. He plays baseball. It's actually adorable (he's 14) and the rug is the 4 bases. Plays with the younger kids also. Nothing gets destroyed because the ball is soft (think ballpit balls and balloons)
I used to get angry and stop him. Now I've let go alot and it's actually fun when we can make it work.

nicole81

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 10:19 am

I let, and I play soccer with my kids in the house lol. It's confined to 2 areas... The long hallway with goals on both sides, and sometimes I play in the kitchen with them after candlelighting.

We also use the long hallway for football throwing. This way my 6 year old can practice safely with me especially as it gets dark early.

I'm sure my kids will have fond memories of our soccer games (we've even done two on two) and then grow up and think I was crazy for allowing it 😂

amother

Diamond

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 12:16 pm

Growing up, the ground rule was NO BALLS IN THE HOUSE!

I am not as strict about it, but definitely no one is playing with a real hard ball in my house. Go outside!!!

amother

NeonOrange

Mon, Nov 11 2024, 12:23 pm

My rule is that my kids can only roll a ball on the floor in the house. If the ball leaves the floor, it gets taken away after a warning. They are always welcome to go and play outside.

Buy my son did recently say we are the "moldiest family in the world" because we are the only ones who eat leftovers on Sunday night. So yeah, sometimes I think kids just say things when they want their own way!