| There has been emerging, over the last few | | | | available, that wearing a protective helmet |
| years a growing debate that we are over | | | | minimised greatly the severity of a blow to the |
| protecting our children in many different ways. | | | | head and the resulting subsequent injury. With the |
| Baby safety helmets are one such product which | | | | knowledge available today regarding head injuries |
| is gathering many a comment, either for or | | | | in young children, is it not the parents responsibility |
| against on various web pages and in the media. | | | | to provide some form of head protection for a |
| Falls and bumps to the head are an inevitable part | | | | child, when they are learning to crawl and walk? |
| of a child's life, as they learn to crawl, stand and | | | | Regardless of where your thoughts lie on the |
| walk and explore. Some children of course, are a | | | | matter, there is no denying the statistics available |
| lot more prone to this, because they are more | | | | today on the number of children admitted to |
| adventurous and there is no stopping them when | | | | hospital with head injuries. We now also have |
| they get going. | | | | research available, on the problems that are |
| For this reason, there is the argument that it is a | | | | ongoing resulting from a harsh blow to the head in |
| normal part of development and happens to | | | | young children. At this point in time, it is still an |
| every child regardless of whether it is now or 20, | | | | individual decision for a parent to make, regarding |
| 50 or 100 years ago and will continue to happen in | | | | whether they decide to protect their child's head |
| the future, which is true. Further to that, it has | | | | with a baby safety helmet or not. What should be |
| been argued that wearing a baby safety helmet is | | | | considered, is to do what one feels is the right |
| just being over protective and ridiculous, saying | | | | thing for their child, and not to be influenced by |
| that 'I survived and children will keep on surviving | | | | what others will think or say. Baby safety helmets |
| no matter what, and that they will learn from | | | | were developed to help provide some form of |
| their mistakes.' | | | | protection to the head and were never designed |
| In reply to those comments, others have asked - | | | | to be worn all the time, or as a substitute for |
| 'what important lesson does a child learn from a | | | | supervision and a safe environment. Many feel |
| harsh blow to the head, or worse still a head | | | | that by their child wearing a safety helmet, that |
| injury at 7 months of age, and how many bumps | | | | their child has more freedom to learn and explore |
| to the head does a baby need before they realise | | | | in a normal environment. |
| that it hurts? Do they have that reasoning power | | | | Today you will find that there are a great variety |
| at such a young age?' Further to that, could be | | | | of baby and child safety products available on the |
| added that once people rode bikes and played | | | | market, which can either be used sensibly or to |
| sport without wearing helmets. All that has | | | | the absolute extreme. |
| changed of course since the evidence became | | | | |