Skateboarding Home Results in Brain Surgery

If your son thinks he doesn’t need his skateboard helmet to ride home from a friend’s house, ask him to read this story.  It’s a scary story, but with a great ending, about a boy who simply fell off his longboard while rushing home for dinner.

http://www.dailybulletin.com/entertainment/ci_6003012

We’re very happy the story ended well, but it reminds us all of how quickly what appears to be a safe activity can turn deadly.  Please - set a rule for skateboard helmets for your kids, and then stick by it.  Let’s hope none of us have to make a split second decision at 2:00 am about brain surgery for your child.

Jim B