Why Bike Helmets are a MUST!

(Mobile phone shot, biking outside on a mild December day.)

As my hubby was studying brain injuries in children for his RN schooling, he came across some statistics that I think every parent should be aware of:

• The 3rd leading cause of brain damage in childhood is from bicycle injuries sustained while not wearing a bike helmet.

• The majority of deaths from brain trauma caused by bicycle injuries occur between the ages of 5-19.

So do we get freaked out and not let our kids ride their bikes? Absolutely not. There is a simple solution...

BIKE HELMETS!

Bike helmets reduce the risk of head injury by 85% and reduce the risk of brain injury by 88%.


It's such an easy thing to do. We have two hooks for the boy's bike helmets that are at their level in the garage. They know bike helmets are mandatory, so that's the first thing they do before even grabbing their bikes. They also have to wear their helmets on their scooter too.


Now I know some people may say, "Oh well, we never wore bike helmets when we were kids and we turned out fine." Well, thank goodness you did, but does that mean there weren't kids who were injured back then? No, it doesn't.


Please, if there's one thing you do as spring approaches, take the time to buy bike helmets for the entire family, ADULTS INCLUDED!


(Ok, I'll get off my soap box now :-)

A Frosty Morning

Saturday morning, we awoke to a lovely, frosty sight!

This winter has been unseasonably warm, so this was a nice surprise.

You can see we still don't have much for snow, which is entirely weird here in the frozen tundra!

This is the railing on our deck. I thought it was cool how the frost was sideways! But so much for the cool weather, today it's supposed to get up to 40!

Hope you have a great Monday! :-)