My friend bikes her little girls, ages 1 and 3 years, around in one of those little trailers. It's just for the pleasure of getting out into the summer--she only rides on the city's dedicated bike trails. The other day, her darlings fell asleep in the trailer, and both of them woke up crying, the older one complaining of a sore neck. You see, this conscientious mom makes them wear tiny little baby bike helmets, and that makes it hard for the girls to snuggle, and pinches their heads into weird angles if they doze off. So "I took off their helmets,"admiits my friend. "I felt like I was getting the stink eye from some people, but they were much happier." With cars out of the picture and a trailer specifically designed to protect its kiddie inhabitants, is it really worth using the bike helmets when it makes the children so miserable?
Posted by sarah on 06/24/2008 - 9:26am.
