In a recent report, it has been revealed that wearing a helmet while playing, would mean extra protection and safety for kids. It was revealed by Dr. Michael Vassilyadi from the Children’s Hospital in East Ontario that children under the age of 7 are more prone to injuries while playing and this is why parents must ensure that they wear helmets when they are playing. While indulging in activities like hockey, toboggan and other games, it is essential that kids wear safety helmet, to make their trip safe.

For the same, there were many experiments conducted on people wearing safety helmets, in comparison to the ones who aren’t wearing any. This revealed that helmets will make the play time of the kids safer as they shall be protected from front as well as side injuries in this way.

“The hockey helmet came out the winner as being the best to absorb an impact at (velocities of) two-, four- and six-meters per second,” “At the highest velocity, the cycling helmet offered the best protection”, he said further.

There is need for parents to understand that they need to make their children’s playtime secure with the help of safety measures. Children can be protected from many different types of injures if they are told to wear helmets and other protection gear in their playtime. It is essential that parents stress on the safety needs of the children, because one doesn’t want the child to land up in a hospital due to carelessness.

It is essential that certain rules are made for making sports and playtime safer for children. This needs to be done in order to protect them from harm and injuries.