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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 519182" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>I know how hard it is to deal with tantrums. However, the helmet is not negotiable. Here are some of my suggestions -</p><p></p><p>Contact friend's mom and say that you are happy they are riding together but it would make you feel more comfortable if her son wore a helmet. She may not even be aware he isn't. If she is receptive, you now have a united front.</p><p></p><p>If she is not, I would talk to J when he's calm and explain that this is a non-negotiable rule. If he wants to ride he needs to wear the helmet. I wouldn't tell him his friend's mommy doesn't care about his safety as much as you do about J's, even if it's true, because J might repeat that... I would say that other families do things differently and this is how we do it.</p><p></p><p>Also, my easy child daughter went through this phase. Since she's easy child, I could reason with her. Turned out the problem was she hated her helmet - it was ugly and uncomfortable. We let her pick out a new one and no more problems.</p><p></p><p>For my difficult child, it took telling him that where we live, the law mandates helmets for ages 14 and under, which is true. He didn't want to go to jail.</p><p></p><p>Many things can be negotiated, this is not one of them.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 519182, member: 3493"] I know how hard it is to deal with tantrums. However, the helmet is not negotiable. Here are some of my suggestions - Contact friend's mom and say that you are happy they are riding together but it would make you feel more comfortable if her son wore a helmet. She may not even be aware he isn't. If she is receptive, you now have a united front. If she is not, I would talk to J when he's calm and explain that this is a non-negotiable rule. If he wants to ride he needs to wear the helmet. I wouldn't tell him his friend's mommy doesn't care about his safety as much as you do about J's, even if it's true, because J might repeat that... I would say that other families do things differently and this is how we do it. Also, my easy child daughter went through this phase. Since she's easy child, I could reason with her. Turned out the problem was she hated her helmet - it was ugly and uncomfortable. We let her pick out a new one and no more problems. For my difficult child, it took telling him that where we live, the law mandates helmets for ages 14 and under, which is true. He didn't want to go to jail. Many things can be negotiated, this is not one of them. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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