For many years, children have been jumping into lakes, rolling down hills, riding on bike ramps and climbing trees. Although these activities have been around, they have been giving the title of extreme sports. Now, you can ask you child to stop these activities, or you can provide them with the proper safety equipment and be sure that it is being worn.
There are many broken bones each year contributed to skateboard and bike accidents. There are also many head injuries and even fatalities from the improper helmet use or from not wearing a helmet at all. Many tend to argue with this stating that when they were younger they never wore any kind of safety equipment, yet they survived. Well, maybe you are one of the lucky ones! I am sure that everyone can name at least one person that had to be rushed to the emergency room due to a bad fall while riding their bikes, at some point in their childhood.
I am a victim to a bike accident that could have been avoided by the proper safety gear and my friend was rushed to the emergency room, as a child with a head injury, due to the same reason. There was also a boy, that attended my school who was hit by a car while riding his bike, and died from head injury. I am not saying that he would not have died if he had a helmet on, but what I am saying is we will never know and it is better to play it safe then to risk your child's life. It really is not a difficult task to make sure that your children are wearing the right gear for the right activities.
If they are playing football, you'd make them wear a helmet and pads, if they are playing baseball you would make them wear a cup and cleats, so why would riding a bike or skateboard be any different. At the minimum, they should always wear a helmet, arms and legs can usually be fixed, but heads are hard to replace. Along with the proper helmet, most helmets can be used for rollerblading, skateboarding and bike riding, they are made sport interchangeable.
Just look at the specifications when picking one out and make sure to get the sizing correct. They do make helmets designed just for skateboarding and just for bike riding, so if that is the main use or they are in competition, they may be required to use just one or the other. Along with the helmet, which is the most important, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist guards are a good idea. If they are going to be doing any skating or biking on ramps, which is more dangerous, hip and back pads should be worn.
There are many broken bones each year contributed to skateboard and bike accidents. There are also many head injuries and even fatalities from the improper helmet use or from not wearing a helmet at all. Many tend to argue with this stating that when they were younger they never wore any kind of safety equipment, yet they survived. Well, maybe you are one of the lucky ones! I am sure that everyone can name at least one person that had to be rushed to the emergency room due to a bad fall while riding their bikes, at some point in their childhood.
I am a victim to a bike accident that could have been avoided by the proper safety gear and my friend was rushed to the emergency room, as a child with a head injury, due to the same reason. There was also a boy, that attended my school who was hit by a car while riding his bike, and died from head injury. I am not saying that he would not have died if he had a helmet on, but what I am saying is we will never know and it is better to play it safe then to risk your child's life. It really is not a difficult task to make sure that your children are wearing the right gear for the right activities.
If they are playing football, you'd make them wear a helmet and pads, if they are playing baseball you would make them wear a cup and cleats, so why would riding a bike or skateboard be any different. At the minimum, they should always wear a helmet, arms and legs can usually be fixed, but heads are hard to replace. Along with the proper helmet, most helmets can be used for rollerblading, skateboarding and bike riding, they are made sport interchangeable.
Just look at the specifications when picking one out and make sure to get the sizing correct. They do make helmets designed just for skateboarding and just for bike riding, so if that is the main use or they are in competition, they may be required to use just one or the other. Along with the helmet, which is the most important, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist guards are a good idea. If they are going to be doing any skating or biking on ramps, which is more dangerous, hip and back pads should be worn.
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