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RilYnn
I have a Bell Bike Trailer, It has a five point safety harness, and she can hold her head up perfect. My question is is it safe for her to use it yet, and what should i do about a helmet? The smallest I have seen is 3+ years, do they make them smaller? Where can I get one if I need it? All Answers appreciated! THANKS!
The babk carriers are for 12mo. and up, but I cant even find a helmet for a 12mo old :(
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I wanted to take my baby out biking, too. But even if a six month old can hold her head up well, it might be really difficult to maintain that with a bike helmet. If she sleeps while riding--and she probably would--her head will tip over and strain her neck as the bike bounces around. If there were an accident, her skull is not fused and her head is still soft in places, so a helmet might not offer as much protection as you might hope. Long story short, it's just not a good idea. They need to be a little older, unfortunately. I hated it, too, but it is probably best to wait. It won't be that long. We probably waiting until age two, which was forever but not really that long. And now my five-year-old has been riding around with me for three and a half years!
I do wish I had a different answer.
I wanted to take my baby out biking, too. But even if a six month old can hold her head up well, it might be really difficult to maintain that with a bike helmet. If she sleeps while riding--and she probably would--her head will tip over and strain her neck as the bike bounces around. If there were an accident, her skull is not fused and her head is still soft in places, so a helmet might not offer as much protection as you might hope. Long story short, it's just not a good idea. They need to be a little older, unfortunately. I hated it, too, but it is probably best to wait. It won't be that long. We probably waiting until age two, which was forever but not really that long. And now my five-year-old has been riding around with me for three and a half years!
I do wish I had a different answer.
How old were your children/child when you took their stablisers off their bikes?
sexiebum
I am just wondering as my son is 6 in june and next weekend i am thinking about taking his stablisers off his bike i am a single mum so planning something like this is huge as i have a 4,3, and a 18 day old as well so any tips or advice would be really great i have helmets and shin pads,elbow pads e.t.c but do i take one stabliser off at a time or both e.t.c
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With my first son we took them off at around 7 yrs. I don't think he benefitted from having the stabilisers. They weren't teaching him anything and he was just using the bike like a kind of unstable trike. He learned after we took them off, although it took a while. So with my second son we didn't put the stabilisers back on, and he learned reasonably quickly.
How you approach things with your child depends on whether or not you think he is learning anything from the stabilisers. I have heard of people taking off one stabiliser but I think it's better just to take them both off. The only other thing I can suggest is to get him out on the bike to try as often as possible once you have taken them off, and don't let him give up. Everyone is different in the the time they take to learn to ride a bike but everyone can learn it.
A word of caution for your next two children. Since they are close in age, it may be tempting to get them learning at the same time. While this may be more fun for them, you must remember that the younger one will probably take longer, and must not be allowed to become discouraged if the older one gets there first. That happened to a friend of mine. Her brother, 18 months older, learned while she was still struggling and as soon as he learned, she gave up.
Good luck.
With my first son we took them off at around 7 yrs. I don't think he benefitted from having the stabilisers. They weren't teaching him anything and he was just using the bike like a kind of unstable trike. He learned after we took them off, although it took a while. So with my second son we didn't put the stabilisers back on, and he learned reasonably quickly.
How you approach things with your child depends on whether or not you think he is learning anything from the stabilisers. I have heard of people taking off one stabiliser but I think it's better just to take them both off. The only other thing I can suggest is to get him out on the bike to try as often as possible once you have taken them off, and don't let him give up. Everyone is different in the the time they take to learn to ride a bike but everyone can learn it.
A word of caution for your next two children. Since they are close in age, it may be tempting to get them learning at the same time. While this may be more fun for them, you must remember that the younger one will probably take longer, and must not be allowed to become discouraged if the older one gets there first. That happened to a friend of mine. Her brother, 18 months older, learned while she was still struggling and as soon as he learned, she gave up.
Good luck.
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