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Post by slenle on May 13, 2020 18:12:52 GMT -6
Our stay at home order is officially ending Monday! I’m actually surprised it’s happening, I thought for sure it would be extended again. Retail business are allowed to reopen and social gatherings of 10 or less. Bars, restaurants and hair salons will open June 1st. It’ll be interesting to see how things start to return to a new normal.
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Post by peachsmama on May 13, 2020 18:19:43 GMT -6
Do all your kids wear helmets on bikes, scooters, skates, ect? I'm surprised by how many kids in our neighborhood don't wear helmets at all. Yes; if they leave our yard they need a helmet on. They know to do it automatically and it's not even a question. If they're just putzing around the driveway on a scooter I'm not as strict. Same rules but I have to threaten to give their bikes away to get them to put them on. |
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Post by flamingo on May 13, 2020 19:01:55 GMT -6
Woohoo to the bike, and some things opening slenle! |
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Post by wedding on May 13, 2020 19:02:45 GMT -6
Always wears a helmet. He has tried to sneak his scooter out before without but I catch him.
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Post by wineallthetime on May 13, 2020 19:05:31 GMT -6
Do all your kids wear helmets on bikes, scooters, skates, ect? I'm surprised by how many kids in our neighborhood don't wear helmets at all. Yep. I follow Lindsay letters on IG and the thought of a kid getting a TBI is the worst case scenario. Her daughter fell off a slow golf cart. Yes! Follow her too. I lost my sense of smell when I fell off my bike with no helmet at 5. I imagine how much worse it could have been. |
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Post by cagoldi on May 13, 2020 20:53:26 GMT -6
Do all your kids wear helmets on bikes, scooters, skates, ect? I'm surprised by how many kids in our neighborhood don't wear helmets at all. Yes; if they leave our yard they need a helmet on. They know to do it automatically and it's not even a question. If they're just putzing around the driveway on a scooter I'm not as strict. Same, but we don’t have a driveway. No leaving the patio without a helmet. |
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Post by lahdeedah on May 13, 2020 21:09:27 GMT -6
My kids aren’t great at Helmet wearing. I have been trying to push it more now that we are home a lot more. I need to put my foot down about it. They both have helmets, they just don’t always have them on.
I never wore a helmet growing up, but I know better now that I’m an adult and we live in a more populated area. I don’t see a lot of kids around here wearing one, but there are a few that regularly wear them.
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Post by flamingo on May 13, 2020 21:29:59 GMT -6
Snip I never wore a helmet growing up, but I know better now that I’m an adult and we live in a more populated area. I don’t see a lot of kids around here wearing one, but there are a few that regularly wear them. I don’t remember wearing one consistently as a kid, either; we had helmets, but only wore them if we were biking to the other side of the neighborhood or up to the pool. But just on our street or close by, no. Here most kids seem to wear them, which is good. |
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Post by nam2013 on May 13, 2020 23:06:42 GMT -6
It feels almost blasphemous around here, but ds only wears a helmet when cycling on the street, so not when we’re at a play area, park etc. It is a relatively new thing for kids to wear one over here, I’ve never had one as a kid. A lot of kids now wear one up to the age of 9/10. After that no more. Outside race cycling (think tour the France for amateurs) adults never wear helmets here. I’ve never seen anyone wear any other form of protection when cycling.
ETA now that Dd rides without training wheels we need to get hear a helmet too.
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Post by mwhip on May 14, 2020 5:59:11 GMT -6
Evie refuses to ride her bike out of our driveway, so we are hit or miss on the helmet. She puts it on a majority of the time. When she actually starts riding somewhere besides our driveway, yes, she will wear it.
Helmets were not a thing when I grew up (late 70s/early 80s). My brother, his best friend and I used to ride our bikes into town on a gravel road in the summers, 2 miles one way. I can't imagine letting Evie do that now.
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Post by peachsmama on May 14, 2020 7:11:13 GMT -6
Evie refuses to ride her bike out of our driveway, so we are hit or miss on the helmet. She puts it on a majority of the time. When she actually starts riding somewhere besides our driveway, yes, she will wear it. Helmets were not a thing when I grew up (late 70s/early 80s). My brother, his best friend and I used to ride our bikes into town on a gravel road in the summers, 2 miles one way. I can't imagine letting Evie do that now. I was riding our full size four wheeler by myself in the highest gear at 7. I'm seriously side eyeing my parents. I can't imagine M doing that in less than a year. |
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Post by tgrimes on May 14, 2020 7:23:42 GMT -6
Evie refuses to ride her bike out of our driveway, so we are hit or miss on the helmet. She puts it on a majority of the time. When she actually starts riding somewhere besides our driveway, yes, she will wear it. Helmets were not a thing when I grew up (late 70s/early 80s). My brother, his best friend and I used to ride our bikes into town on a gravel road in the summers, 2 miles one way. I can't imagine letting Evie do that now. Helmets weren't a thing for us either. We were riding our bikes all over the place by ourselves and I agree, I definitely wouldn't let M do that now. |
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Post by tgrimes on May 14, 2020 7:24:38 GMT -6
My kids wear helmets but MH & I don't. I need to get one before they start asking me why I don't wear one.
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Post by lahdeedah on May 14, 2020 7:35:12 GMT -6
Evie refuses to ride her bike out of our driveway, so we are hit or miss on the helmet. She puts it on a majority of the time. When she actually starts riding somewhere besides our driveway, yes, she will wear it. Helmets were not a thing when I grew up (late 70s/early 80s). My brother, his best friend and I used to ride our bikes into town on a gravel road in the summers, 2 miles one way. I can't imagine letting Evie do that now. I was riding our full size four wheeler by myself in the highest gear at 7. I'm seriously side eyeing my parents. I can't imagine M doing that in less than a year. Yes. I used to ride our 4 wheeler around the cane fields and roads without any type of protection. We lived outside city limits, but still. |
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Post by nam2013 on May 14, 2020 7:40:07 GMT -6
I think the lack of helmets over here in kids over 10 and adults has a lot to with cycling being more of a transportation method than an activity. I think there are more bikes than people over here and out country has adapted to bikes being everywhere, we have bike lanes, special traffic lights, courses in traffic safety in elementary school, it is mandatory to have lights and reflectors on you bike to cars can see you in the dark amongst other things.
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Post by peachsmama on May 14, 2020 7:48:10 GMT -6
I was riding our full size four wheeler by myself in the highest gear at 7. I'm seriously side eyeing my parents. I can't imagine M doing that in less than a year. Yes. I used to ride our 4 wheeler around the cane fields and roads without any type of protection. We lived outside city limits, but still. Its crazy to think about now. I fell off so many times and was thrown off. Never wore a helmet. And almost got hit by a car once. |
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Post by snoopmommymom on May 14, 2020 7:49:39 GMT -6
I never had a helmet as a kid. My kids wear them but i think i need to tighten the straps because they wear them pretty loosely, probably defeats the purpose.
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Post by tgrimes on May 14, 2020 7:52:15 GMT -6
I never had a helmet as a kid. My kids wear them but i think i need to tighten the straps because they wear them pretty loosely, probably defeats the purpose. I'm getting M a new one. I think she's between sizes because the one she has now is way to loose. Bell makes one that has a mini dial tighten thingy on the back strap. I can't find it on Amazon but I found it at a store here. |
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Post by cagoldi on May 14, 2020 8:06:26 GMT -6
Evie refuses to ride her bike out of our driveway, so we are hit or miss on the helmet. She puts it on a majority of the time. When she actually starts riding somewhere besides our driveway, yes, she will wear it. Helmets were not a thing when I grew up (late 70s/early 80s). My brother, his best friend and I used to ride our bikes into town on a gravel road in the summers, 2 miles one way. I can't imagine letting Evie do that now. Helmets weren't a thing for us either. We were riding our bikes all over the place by ourselves and I agree, I definitely wouldn't let M do that now. Same. |
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Post by snoopmommymom on May 14, 2020 8:14:19 GMT -6
I never had a helmet as a kid. My kids wear them but i think i need to tighten the straps because they wear them pretty loosely, probably defeats the purpose. I'm getting M a new one. I think she's between sizes because the one she has now is way to loose. Bell makes one that has a mini dial tighten thingy on the back strap. I can't find it on Amazon but I found it at a store here. My kids have ones that you turn to tighten in the back. But the chin straps are too loose and i need to figure out how to draw them in. |
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Post by tgrimes on May 14, 2020 8:22:36 GMT -6
I'm getting M a new one. I think she's between sizes because the one she has now is way to loose. Bell makes one that has a mini dial tighten thingy on the back strap. I can't find it on Amazon but I found it at a store here. My kids have ones that you turn to tighten in the back. But the chin straps are too loose and i need to figure out how to draw them in. Oooh, what brand are they? Maybe I should get one like yours instead. |
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Post by trtlcrzy on May 14, 2020 8:28:27 GMT -6
Sorry the in office procedure didn’t work tgrimesMy kids wear helmets on their bikes but not on the scooter or tricycle. H has one with the dial on the back, it’s a schwinn that I got at target. |
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Post by snoopmommymom on May 14, 2020 14:11:43 GMT -6
My kids have ones that you turn to tighten in the back. But the chin straps are too loose and i need to figure out how to draw them in. Oooh, what brand are they? Maybe I should get one like yours instead. Z’s is Bell. From target. O’s has no label. |
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Post by wineallthetime on May 14, 2020 14:25:02 GMT -6
I never had a helmet as a kid either. MH and I wear helmets because #1, MH doesn't trust clumsy me and #2, C is like the helmet police. Anytime anyone rides by without a helmet he's screaming, "You forgot your helmet! Hey! You need to get your helmet!". I do feel nerdy wearing one haha
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Post by chrisy01 on May 15, 2020 5:18:59 GMT -6
We don’t have bikes or scooters. I was thinking of getting him one this year but that’s on hold until this craziness is done
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