These helmets are not for kids with medical conditions, but for your run-of-the-mill little snappers who take a dive every now and again.
Sue Toms on MLive asks whether these helmets are necessary on their "Question of the day."
I can’t help but feel sorry for parents of small children trying to figure out how much to protect and how much to let go in a world where their fears are fodder for profit-making marketing campaigns. Do infants need 3.2 ounces of foam and Lycra, with little bunny ears, strapped on their heads as they crawl or walk in their living room? The doctors, paramedics and psychiatrists endorsing the product on the website say they do. But watching a YouTube video of a toddler cruising along a coffee table wearing a Thudguard on his head is a little unnerving...
Here's the video... complete with a close call with a sandal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54XC693XLcw&feature=player_embedded
Too much?
