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Let the Kids Ride Their ATVs and Have Fun
by Tony Mikael
Dec 4th , 2007
One of the things about allowing our kids to ride ATV is our concern and worry about their safety. I remember the first time my kids told me that they wanted to have their own ATVs so that they can be as COOL as their dad...albeit, ahem, me! You see, there's this thing about feeling ever so proud of myself that my kids think of me as a cool dad, but there's the other side of me that couldn't stop worrying about how things can happen on an ATV. We're talking about my kids here...not neighbor's kid, not aunt's kids, not best friend's kid. MY KIDS! And I have every right to get paranoid about all those things that could happen to them...stuff that happened to me like broken limbs, bruises and scratches in unimaginable places.
But this is part and parcel of life, I believe. If the kids want to have a little adventure and fun ATVs, then, my take is to let them enjoy life and have a little fun. Kids are adventurous people and they thrive and learn through experience. What are a couple of bumps and bruises when they can learn how to handle and maneuver a whole ATV just like daddy! Imagine their joy, the exhilaration, the screaming and the kind of fun they can have on their ATVs.
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ATV riding for kids are dangerous...this is a fact that I will not even try to deny but we, as parents, should do everything we can within our power to minimize serious injury! All those ATV protective gears are definite MUSTS...otherwise, they know they'll lose their rights. They try to cheat me once or twice but I caught on and took away their ATVs for months! This is precisely what you should be doing as well if your kids want to have their own ATVs to ride. There are no two ways about it.
As for the worrying part, there's nothing much we can do to take away the concern and worry about the dangers of our kids riding their ATVs except to learn to accept it and not let it consume you. Parents should also learn how to trust their kids and believe that kids know their ATVs more than we think. As long as your kids are properly trained in kids ATV riding, like mine, then we should let the kids have fun and enjoy themselves as much as they can without us hovering over them like hawks and vultures.