Did Charles Schulz write that? I hope not! My DD crashed her bicycle on a hill (unwitnessed) when about 9 years old, and apparently hit the ground directly on her forehead because the 2” thick styrofoam inside her helmet there was compressed to 1/2” thick. The outside of the helmet was also dented. Our health educator used to take it around as a learning tool and would let kids throw it on the floor, jump on it, etc., and see they couldn’t damage it. Other than a cut lip, DD was fine, but I’m convinced that without that helmet she would have been brain damaged or dead, instead of earning a PhD. So I can agree that “everyone gets a trophy” is bad for kids, but I sure hope Charles Schulz didn’t equate bicycle helmets with that sentiment.
Did Charles Schulz write that? I hope not! My DD crashed her bicycle on a hill (unwitnessed) when about 9 years old, and apparently hit the ground directly on her forehead because the 2” thick styrofoam inside her helmet there was compressed to 1/2” thick. The outside of the helmet was also dented. Our health educator used to take it around as a learning tool and would let kids throw it on the floor, jump on it, etc., and see they couldn’t damage it. Other than a cut lip, DD was fine, but I’m convinced that without that helmet she would have been brain damaged or dead, instead of earning a PhD. So I can agree that “everyone gets a trophy” is bad for kids, but I sure hope Charles Schulz didn’t equate bicycle helmets with that sentiment.