But experts say there are some things you can do to get past that problem and help keep your children and grandchildren safe. Your kids probably won't like it, but stress that they don't have a choice. To make it easier to enforce the rule, let your child choose the helmet. You'll need to make sure the helmet fits comfortably and meets all federal safety standards. The real tragedy is, researchers say, many of those hospital visits can be prevented.
Boys are twice as likely as girls to be hurt while riding their bikes.
For example, researchers say boys are more likely to ride on only one wheel of their bike than girls. Ten-year old girls spend about 150 hours a year riding. Spring and Summer is the peak riding season. Kids tend to ride their bikes every day, but do most of their riding on the weekends. Safety experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas say there are several things you can do to help keep your kids safe.