Do your kids wear helmets

[C99]

...when they go sledding?

[SeekerMage]

ummmm no....but then Im bad about inforcing the whole helmet thing anyhow.

[lizamann]

I would have never thought of it until you brought it up. Now it seems like a no-brainer. But wow, who does that?!? I want to try that new sledding hill near Soldier Field, that turns up at the end of the slope so the kids don't go flying. Sounds really cool!

[octmom]

We haven't really sledded yet, except for about three minutes of being pulled around last winter, but I think we may try to do this. I never even thought about it until I noticed the little boy sledding in one of DS's Elmo videos was wearing a helmet. I guess we'll just use his bike helmet, when the time comes.

Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03
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[trumansmom]

If DH takes them, no. :( If I take them (which is RARE), then yes. Unfortunately, DD is is dire need of a new one. Her head is bigger than her brother's!

Jeanne
Mom to Truman 11/01 and Eleanor 4/04
Independent Consultant, Do-Re-Me & You!

[mudder17]

Where's a good place to get toddler sized helmets?


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[octmom]

We found one at Target, but I bet most bike shops would carry them. I seem to recall folks here talking about toddler helmets made by Bell a while back.


Jerilyn
DS, Sean 10/03
expecting #2! EDD April 1, 2006, but anticipating a C/S in March
Just found out-- IT'S A GIRL!!! :)

"Baby makes days shorter, nights longer, home happier, and love stronger."

[trumansmom]

We got them at a bike shop. I've seen them at Target and TRU, but the advantage of a bike shop is that the guy really worked with us for a good fit. I felt much more confident that they were the size we needed.

But, we might be hitting TRU for the new one. I've got a credit there. :)

Jeanne
Mom to Truman 11/01 and Eleanor 4/04
Independent Consultant, Do-Re-Me & You!

[Piglet]

I have both for DS, but I don't know which is the better choice. I know the main difference is that hockey helmets are meant to be kicked around, hit, etc. and not need to be replaced, whereas bike helmets are like carseats - one accident and you are pretty much done. I imagine sledding is not a "contact" sport like hockey, but do the helmets get abused when they are on the hill? Would it render a bike helmet unusable? Does a bike helmet offer more protection? Just thinking out loud, I guess.

Thanks,

[Jacksonvol]

Since we rarely have enough snow to sled on, I don't have a specific snow helmet. I would never have thought about it until a few years ago when one of the neighbor boys took a header into a utility pole. He was ultimately o.k., but it was a scary time.

I have read that you need a helmet approved for downhill sports. If we do get snow this winter, we will go with the tryke helmet, but if I lived in a snowier region, I would invest in a "real" downhill helmet.