There are things I don’t tell my children.  I tell them to other people’s children, but not my own.  At first you’re probably thinking of either something slightly evil or disciplinary.  You’d be mistaken.  What I don’t tell my own kids about are stunts I did as a kid.  The reason?  They’ll want to do it, too.  If your child does it, I’m not responsible for their actions, you are.  If I tell my children they will do it, possibly injure themselves and then I’ll be responsible for fixing my children.

It gets worse.

The problem with too-ness is that once they master the stunt then there’s something more impressive that needs to be figured out.  If jumping your bike over or off of a large item is cool, why not jump on or over a car?  If climbing in a door jamb is fun, why not also climb up a very dangerous elevator shaft?  Children are creative, often more than adults, when it comes to doing more dangerous things.  I take precaution in what I tell my children so that they will be safe, too, and probably more safe.