Do your kids wear a helmet while riding a bike? EDIT added question

[kcook55]

Just wondering if you make your kids wear a helmet while riding there bike and or there scooter? Theres several neighbor kids that dont wear a helmet at all so my ds that almost 7 ask why they dont have to wear a helemt and if he can ride his bike without a helmet? I told him i dont know why there not wearing a helmet its not safe to not wear a helmet while riding a bike. So i asked him what are the rules about riding your bike? he says i have to wear a helmet if i want to ride my bike.

So one of the neighbor girls shes about ds age maybe a year older was riding her bike without a helmet while we went for a walk. and he asks her wheres your helmet she says i dont have one so he says you are supposed to wear a helmet its not safe and she says no im not and rides off.

EDIT: If you dont make your kids were a helmet why not? Its a huge safety issue. You make them ride in a car seat or a seat belt. you dont let them run around with knifes or play with fire and other unsafe thing why not make them wear a helmet its the same thing

[echupko]

When we go for walks yes but when they are just going in circles in the driveway no

[Tea4Tas]

Yes it's the law-and the cops her ticket like it't their job...Oh wait it IS their job!

I live in a subdivision and the parents here feel it is important. To that end the kids bikes are all given a plate. In order to use the pool they need to show the plate and their helmet to get in...IF a child is seen riding with no helmet, you can report the plate number to the head of the division, and he will look up the parent and call them.  I told my kids ONE  call and the bike goes away for a month....I have ratted out more than a few kids.

[happymommy1105]

Sometimes. Not always.

Why? Cause I just don't. But then again, once we get in the apartment complex, I let him take off his seat belt too. And I let him play in the street.

[vegepunkstr]

Yes my 6 and 4 year old do.

[MarShy740]

My son does all the time and he even ears it while riding his scooter (he is 5.)

[Tea4Tas]

Oh here-tell me again why your kids don't wear helmets?

n Bicycle helmets are 85- to 88-percent effective in mitigating head and brain injuries, making the use of helmets the single most effective way to reduce head injuries and fatalities resulting from bicycle crashes

 

[hammomof2]

not in the back yard because they can't really ride with the way our yard is, but if we're going for a walk and they want to ride then they have to.  I'll be one of the bad moms though after they learn to ride a 2 wheeler then I probably won't make them.

ETA: they are 5(6 next month) and 3

[Tea4Tas]

Quoting dandylynes:

No, she doesn't. She's 14 though. Even if I insisted she did, she would take it off as soon as she was out of sight. She's also a skater and doesn't wear a helmet for that.

Geez parent your kid. My 15 year old wears one-or he isn't going to have a bike.  Guess you won't care if she doesn't wear a seatbelt?

[notjstanothrmom]

For your added question: Although they are young and wear them now when they are older and don't want to then I am not going to force them unless we're riding on the street or on a bike trail. Around the yard is not really something I would be concerned about.

We are safety freaks. My son RF to 4 and my daughter is still RF at 3.5 but bikes are much less dangerous then driving a car.

[bebe_ju-rah]

Around our cul-de-sac, no. When we leave our little 10 house street, yes.