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A bike seat??
I want to start riding my bike with my daughter...she is 9.5 months...is she old enough? Or is should I wait? What age is ok?
Answer
At an absolute bare minimum the child has to be able to wear a bike helmet, which means their neck must be strong enough to support the weight. That happens at about 1 year of age and parents are advised to discuss it with their pediatrician -though I do not actually believe that pediatricians or family doctors have *any* training in this.
In some places (NY for example) it is the law that no child under age 1 be attached to a bike in any way.
http://www.bhsi.org/little1s.htm
Nobody we have met in the injury prevention field recommends taking an infant of less than 12 months in a bicycle child seat, trailer, sidecar or any other carrier. Nobody. And we do not either.
New York state law prohibits it. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission thinks it is dangerous to take a child under one year on a bicycle, and here is their rationale:
Maurice Keenan, MD, from the American Academy of Pediatrics [21], requested that a minimum age of 1 year be reflected on the label for helmets intended for children under age 5. This would better convey the message that infants (children under age 1) should not be passengers on a bicycle under any circumstance.
The Commission agrees with the commenter that children under 1 year of age should not be on bicycles. Children are just learning to sit unsupported at about 9 months of age. Until this age, infants have not developed sufficient bone mass and muscle tone to enable them to sit unsupported with their backs straight. Pediatricians advise against having infants sitting in a slumped or curled position for prolonged periods. This position may even be exacerbated by the added weight of a bicycle helmet on the infantâs head. Because pediatricians recommend against having children under age 1 as passengers on bicycles, the Commission does not want the certification label to imply that children under age 1 can ride safely.
Source: 16 CFR Part 1203 Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets; Final Rule, page 11726
That explains why you will not find a child helmet on the market sized for a tiny tot. You certainly do not want to ride with a bare-headed child, and in some places it is illegal. In fact, several states have laws against taking children under one year of age on a bicycle, even with a helmet.
Parents love their babies and love their bicycles, so it is natural to want to put the two together. That thought occurs to every bicycling parent, generally before the child is born. We see messages on the Internet indicating that some parents do put their children in baby seats of one design or another and take them along on trailers starting as young as five weeks. Others use a baby backpack. At slightly older ages, people use front or rear-mounted child seats. A few (mostly in the UK) use sidecars. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. A disclaimer: our purpose here is to highlight the risks. We are hearing more now about undiagnosed brain injuries, with symptoms too subtle for doctors to detect in a clinical setting, but very real to families. And that comes to mind whenever someone asks us about babies and biking. We worry about your six-week-old entering the first grade six years from now with a small but detectable mental handicap. That is alarmist; this is an alarmist page!
For an official US Government view, we have excerpts from the Consumer Product Safety Commission's age-related guidelines for ride-on toys.
At an absolute bare minimum the child has to be able to wear a bike helmet, which means their neck must be strong enough to support the weight. That happens at about 1 year of age and parents are advised to discuss it with their pediatrician -though I do not actually believe that pediatricians or family doctors have *any* training in this.
In some places (NY for example) it is the law that no child under age 1 be attached to a bike in any way.
http://www.bhsi.org/little1s.htm
Nobody we have met in the injury prevention field recommends taking an infant of less than 12 months in a bicycle child seat, trailer, sidecar or any other carrier. Nobody. And we do not either.
New York state law prohibits it. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission thinks it is dangerous to take a child under one year on a bicycle, and here is their rationale:
Maurice Keenan, MD, from the American Academy of Pediatrics [21], requested that a minimum age of 1 year be reflected on the label for helmets intended for children under age 5. This would better convey the message that infants (children under age 1) should not be passengers on a bicycle under any circumstance.
The Commission agrees with the commenter that children under 1 year of age should not be on bicycles. Children are just learning to sit unsupported at about 9 months of age. Until this age, infants have not developed sufficient bone mass and muscle tone to enable them to sit unsupported with their backs straight. Pediatricians advise against having infants sitting in a slumped or curled position for prolonged periods. This position may even be exacerbated by the added weight of a bicycle helmet on the infantâs head. Because pediatricians recommend against having children under age 1 as passengers on bicycles, the Commission does not want the certification label to imply that children under age 1 can ride safely.
Source: 16 CFR Part 1203 Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets; Final Rule, page 11726
That explains why you will not find a child helmet on the market sized for a tiny tot. You certainly do not want to ride with a bare-headed child, and in some places it is illegal. In fact, several states have laws against taking children under one year of age on a bicycle, even with a helmet.
Parents love their babies and love their bicycles, so it is natural to want to put the two together. That thought occurs to every bicycling parent, generally before the child is born. We see messages on the Internet indicating that some parents do put their children in baby seats of one design or another and take them along on trailers starting as young as five weeks. Others use a baby backpack. At slightly older ages, people use front or rear-mounted child seats. A few (mostly in the UK) use sidecars. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. A disclaimer: our purpose here is to highlight the risks. We are hearing more now about undiagnosed brain injuries, with symptoms too subtle for doctors to detect in a clinical setting, but very real to families. And that comes to mind whenever someone asks us about babies and biking. We worry about your six-week-old entering the first grade six years from now with a small but detectable mental handicap. That is alarmist; this is an alarmist page!
For an official US Government view, we have excerpts from the Consumer Product Safety Commission's age-related guidelines for ride-on toys.
Packing list for a 1 year old to spend a week on holiday/vacation in London- suggestions?
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My son is 15 months and he is a walking talking ball of energy, lol!
Our last family vacation was last summer, when we were still living in the US, we took a 3 week road trip driving across country with our cat, dog, and son. At the time our son was 3-4 months old and he learned to roll over the last week of the vacation.
For that vacation we took ALOT of extra luggage because we were driving our car the whole way and some extra bags in the trunk of the car wasn't an issue during transport.
This vacation will be different in that we only want to carry as few bags as we can. Since its just me, my husband, and our son (the pets will be staying home with a sitter this year) and the three of us will be traveling by train and not car. I figure either I or my husband will have to carry our son and our son's luggage while the other one will carry our luggage. My husband and I will probably fit most of our stuff into one suit case so thats not an issue.
My questions are more centered around my son's luggage. I don't want to get caught with a bunch of things we don't need, however I also don't want us to massively over pack and have a huge suitcase to carry onto the train.
We have taken day trips by train all over northern England at least once a week since we moved here in January, so I know what my son will and won't need for spending a day at a museum or a castle, for example.
My main concern is that this is the first over-night trip since he was 4 months old and I don't want to run into problems at night in the hotel room. Night time entertainment, healthy foods, sleeping arrangments...I'm at a loss!
Also, once we get there, we have a list of places we want to see during the day: Zoo, aquarium, couple musuems and historical artictecture. The usual touristy things since its our first time going to London. We'll most likely be traveling by bus or by foot the entire time we are in London.
My question is, if you were planning a similar vacation with a child of 15 months:
What would you bring along and what would you leave at home?
in terms of clothing, toys, snack foods, stroller vs back-pack style carrier, hygience supplies, etc...
Your thoughts on the subject are greatly appreciated-
Answer
With our twins (who have been to London twice already) we always use strollers - either a double or two singles. In places like the zoo and general tourist places, people are understanding of strollers and it's generally stroller-friends, but just walking down the busy streets it's quite difficult, it's not that people aren't understanding it's just a typical busy city and it's hard to navigate (particularly double strollers) down the streets. If you're comfortable with backpack carriers I would suggest it, but i never really have been. Also, at 15months they're quite awkward to carry so it really depends upon your personal preference.
For the luggage, they have these really cool things in the UK www.trunki.co.uk they're a great hit with my little cousins but I'm not sure how well they work with a 15 month old. It also has a lot of games and tips of the website.
I would bring a variety of clothes as you know how unpredictable English weather is! But maybe just two options for each day to pack li
With our twins (who have been to London twice already) we always use strollers - either a double or two singles. In places like the zoo and general tourist places, people are understanding of strollers and it's generally stroller-friends, but just walking down the busy streets it's quite difficult, it's not that people aren't understanding it's just a typical busy city and it's hard to navigate (particularly double strollers) down the streets. If you're comfortable with backpack carriers I would suggest it, but i never really have been. Also, at 15months they're quite awkward to carry so it really depends upon your personal preference.
For the luggage, they have these really cool things in the UK www.trunki.co.uk they're a great hit with my little cousins but I'm not sure how well they work with a 15 month old. It also has a lot of games and tips of the website.
I would bring a variety of clothes as you know how unpredictable English weather is! But maybe just two options for each day to pack li
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