Getting Your Child a Biking Helmet

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It is important to teach our children the importance of bike safety and part of this includes bike helmets. Unless you learn how a helmet is supposed to fit you may not be aware of some of the finer points. Fit is extremely important to the safety of your child’s head and brain, and ill fitting helmet does nothing for your child. Here are some tips and things to think about regarding bike helmets.

You will need to start by measuring your child head with a tape measure.  This will give you a rough idea of what size you need to consider in a helmet. Once you have a helmet that you think should fit, then you need to place it on the childs head.  This should sit on the top of the head like a baseball cap not on the back of the head.  The straps will need to be adjusted so that the helmet remains there. There should not be a lot of air between your strap and your skin.  The straps should be snug but comfortable. There should not be too much wiggle when you shift the helmet. You want to purchase a helmet that fits them now.  Don't purchase one that they can grown into later.  Plan on purchasing new helmets your child grows. Having an helmet that is too loose is not safe even though it is convenient that they can grow into it.

If your child has a hard crash and bunked their head, you will need to replace their helmet. This is pretty much the industry standard, for replacing helmets. There is some disagreement as to, what time frame you need to replace the helmets because of wear and tear.  Some sources indicate you need to replace helmets every three to eight years. The length of time you can use your helmet depends a lot on how ou take care of it. With kids you may be replacing them that often anyway because of growth.

It is important to find helmets with vents for the comfort of your child. Unfortunately some childrens helmets don't have vent slots in them.  This is unfortunate because children can easily get overheated. It will be much easier to convince your child that they have to wear a helmet when they are comfortable in it. If you can find a selection of helmets with vents, let your kiddo pick out their own.

Make sure you also wear a helmet when you ride your bike. Children are monkeys, they learn from seeing other peoples behaviors.

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