Thudgaurd Helmet

DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT put a helmet on a kid learning to walk. You will totally screw up his vestibular system! This is the sense of balance, and it is the pacemaker of the entire body for life. Leave him alone, let him fall, and get a sense of where he is in time and space. Babies who wear those helmets for flat heads are all at risk for delays and vestibular (sensory) processing issues. Please do not consider this ridiculous for profit gimmick.

Unless your doctor has recommended it to you for some medical reason, then I would say it's a big fat waste of money. Not to mention, it may slow your son's walking skills down. It's hard enough for them to learn the balance and other skills that must combine successfully for them to be walking... but you want to add a helmet to his head? How does THAT help him learn?

Just my 2¢... skip it.

toddlers come with their own helmets built right in... they're called skulls. And they do a great job of protecting them with the minor bumps and bruises that come with learning mobility.
Unless he has some kind of brain injury that his skull needs the extra protection, I would skip this product and just be around or have him in a relatively safe environment.

It's not necessary. They don't usually fall on their head anyway; they fall on their diapers. Plus babies are so short they don't fall hard. If you are worried about the fireplace haerth, drape a folded blnaket along the edge. See, you didn't have to spend any money!

I agree with everyone else, unless your doctor has told you that he needs it for a medical reason, then I would not waste your money. Kids fall all the time, it's not the end of the world. My son has been walking for over a year and he still falls all the time, it happens. I couldn't imagine putting a helmet on him....kids are tougher then you think!

why are you really considering a helmet, children have been learning how to walk for eons and no helmet is needed unless they ride a motor cycle???????

Why would you put a helmet on your child? Children have been learning to walk without helmets since the dawn of time and I dont think Ive heard of one getting seriously hurt from a bump on the head. Our skulls are made for impact. Trust our creator, no matter what you believe it to be, has done a good job and dont sweat the small bumps. Their isnt a toddler alive that hasnt had a giant bump on their forehead. Sometimes 2.

In response to Shari's post, my daughter is not delayed in any way. She had a helmet for a misshapen head due to Torticollis as an infant. She started walking very early at 9 1/2 months with the helmet and is now 18 months and climbs on everything and is completely normal. Her physical therapist (for her Torticollis) was always very impressed with her motor skills. She was pulling herself up at 8 months and cruising around the furniture. You should not make such general statements unless you have gone to medical school and have a degree in Pediatric Neurosurgery!

Sue –I was horrified to put the helmet on my daughter although it was for a medical condition. It made her sweat so much and she would pull on it all the time. I would compare it to wearing a football helmet all day. Would you like to have that on all day if it was not necessary. Babies are built for bumps and bruises. It looks like you have an 8 year old daughter, I’m sure she was just fine without a helmet. I think it is just a gimmick. Unless a baby has a real medical need for such a device I say don’t waste your money on scare tactics. You may also want to speak to your pediatrician just to verify.

Another gimmick for somebody to make money on mommies' paranoia. Supervision is the answer.

I am not that familiar with it but it sounds like a gimmick that someone is trying to sell. I have never known a child to get seriously injured learning to walk. When they do stumble and fall, they are so close to the ground anyway, they don't get hurt. Occasionally there might be a little goosebump on the head but the child will always look at you to see how you handle it first. I've always just clapped and said "you're okay" and "good job, keep trying"; they would just get up and keep going. You want to be careful not to instill fear in them and I would think a helmet would do that. I do know boys are much more active than girls (I have 3 boys and 2 girls) and they will get hurt more because they are usually more daring. Even when my son had to get stitches, he only cried for about 3 min and was ready to start running off playing again. It was me making him stop playing long enough to get stitches. (btw, he was 8 yrs so it didn't happen learning to walk.)