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How can I get my children to wear helmets when riding their bike or skateboarding?
You know that bike helmets prevent serious head injury
in children but your child only sees them as a nuisance
and "not cool." First, parents should be role models by
wearing helmets when they ride a bike or roller blade.
Second, stress that this is one of those non-negotiable
parent "laws" that must be initiated with the first
bicycle or scooter just like you insist they wear a seat
belt in the car. Third, keep several helmets around for
their friends and insist they wear them while at your
home. Fourth, make sure the helmet is approved by the
American National Standards Institute (there will be a
logo) and covers the top of the forehead.
Donna Dixon, former HES Extension Associate, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri Extension
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