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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
There’s two different ideas forming in this thread - one is the “when I was a kid” mentality.
The other one though, the one that interests me, is what happened to MY generation that I see so many people my age raising kids in such an over-protective, paranoid, sissy-state mentality. Maybe that element has always existed, I don’t know...but there’s something absurd and surreal about being told your kid, who rides a tricycle slower than they can run, should have a helmet on, otherwise they will suffer a grievous concussion.
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I agree with much of what you've said here in this thread, in fact, I think we may have very similar parenting styles (aka, ones that make other parents aghast) ... as a teacher I have seen first hand, over and over, the seriously negative effect Helicopter Parents can have.
With respect to the tricycle thing, I agree that a helmet while riding a tricycle may not be needed for safety's sake, it may be good to have your kids use one to get in the habit of doing so. That being said, when transitioning a kid to a bike, I suppose you could say, "I'll trade you that tricycle for a bike and a helmet" and go from there. In all honesty, though, my arguing this point is all conjecture as my kids aren't even tricycle age yet.