Tips for encouraging toddler to wear helmet

[Chloe3154]

My 2.5 year old has recently started scooting but absolutely refuses to wear a helmet. She gets quite hysterical when I try to put it on so I end up having to take the scooter away. She’d rather not have the scooter than wear the helmet. I’ve tried explaining why she needs it and resorted to bribery but nothing works. Does anyone have any tips please? Thank you 😊

If she rather not wear a helmet than scoot then is her choice just not to scoot? she could change her mind as she gets older, but maybe at her current age she just isn't interested enough in scooting to make her wear a helmet if she knows that's the only way she can scoot.

I had to do the old distract and bribe my kid to get him to wear the helmet.
He was going in the bike seat, I’m hoping the more he enjoys the cycle the more he will be accepting of the helmet.
He wasn’t delighted at wearing a sun hat either but now won’t go outside with out it.

If she'd rather not scoot then I don't see the issue. She just doesn't go on the scooter

What the others said. If she is not mature enough to scoot properly then she doesn't scoot. She's only 2.5 so it's no big deal if she has to wait a bit.

Thanks all! It’s just a shame as she loves scooting and it’s good exercise for her but agree it’s best to wait until she will do it safely.

She doesn't scoot if she doesn't wear it. Simple. That's our rule with our 2YO who loves her balance bike. Trust me, it's frustrating but just go out with the scooter and helmet and she will soon catch on x

She has got to an age where she's bound to encounter this kind of frustration: sorry you can't scoot without wearing a helmet/stay at the party if you won't play nicely/have sweeties if you throw them on the floor. It's tough for them at first- and sometimes it's even tougher on us as parents, but it really is a process they need to work through. It helps them learn and develop. Stay calm and cheerful and matter of fact. Let her work it out.

If you both learn now that sticking to the terms isn't a big deal, it will be so much easier when she gets older and wants to ride her bike down a busy road without a helmet or stay in the town centre beyond her curfew or take that bottle of vodka to the party.

When i bought my 2 year old's helmet, i bought one for myself as well (let her choose my helmet). Now whenever we have the scooter out, we both wear our helmets, even though i'm not the one on the scooter. She loves the whole "mummy and me" helmets, and will even remind me to get the helmets.