Toddler scooters are all the rage nowadays when it comes to children’s toys. They’re a fun way of making your kid play outside instead of staying hooked on their phone or tablet. Scooters directly stimulate your body, as well as your mind, no matter your age. However, this is especially true for developing children, such as toddlers. Read further to find out more.
Bonding with your child
Scooters are a ton of fun for kids, but also a great method of bonding with them. If you have a toddler, you probably already know how much they want to play with you once you come back from work. It’s an excellent way to spend some quality time with them and explore the surrounding areas. Kids love exploring, and doing it on a scooter is even more fun than on foot.
Furthermore, it also helps them socialize with other children. And it might also help you get to know other like-minded parents as well. You could very well start a group of people with the same interest as you and your child and have weekly meetups. This will help you bond with your child, and it will help your child socialize more efficiently in the future.
Learn new skills
Think about it. Learning how to ride a scooter involves balance and good reflexes. Not to mention coordination and attention to one’s surroundings. And more so, maintaining and fixing a scooter brings other valuable lessons as well. Since children are curious to learn new things, this is a great opportunity to teach them some mechanics as well.
Scooters are relatively easy to repair compared to a bike or a car, so it’s a great starting point for toddlers. Once they grow more, you’ll be able to ease them into learning how to fix more complex machinery. The skills they will inherit from such experiences could bring some money on the table, or at the very least save some money whenever their vehicles require repairs.
Boosting your child’s self-esteem
Kids love playing outside and interacting with others. Teaching them to ride a scooter does just that. Psychologists believe that physical group activities at a young age directly stimulate the young child’s self-esteem. And since we’re on the topic of scooters, having a scooter gathering is one of the best ways to engage in a fun and friendly sport.
It encourages children to interact with each other and get to know how society works. Showing off their abilities in a group and even competing against others can be both fun and practical. The fact that others will admire their skills will undoubtedly also increase their confidence.
Getting to learn how traffic works at a young age
While kids may not be allowed to drive a car or any other vehicle in high traffic, learning how to ride a scooter is a good step in making them knowledgeable about the dangers of traffic. By actively riding around the neighborhood and in parking lots, you’ll have the opportunity to teach your child how to avoid oncoming obstacles and how to properly maneuver through tight areas.
You can probably already see the connection between this and riding a motorcycle or a car. Even after a scooter session, you can still walk with your kid around town and show them what the different traffic signs mean. Kids have a bigger learning capacity than adults and they are more curious about new information. So use this opportunity to teach them about traffic laws.
Strengthening their metabolism and body functions
You probably already saw this reason coming, but it’s worth discussing nevertheless. Physical activity strengthens one’s metabolism and subsequently makes them fitter and less prone to gaining weight. Sports also enhance blood circulation and the respiratory system, meaning your child will be less likely to suffer from heart diseases or other related issues when they get older.
And because they’re actively inhaling more oxygen and exhaling more carbon dioxide, they’re also training their respiratory system to be more resistant to air pollutants or diseases. While no research has been made regarding this issue, some people believe that this will also decrease the chances of getting lung cancer. Whether true or not, it’s worth a shot.
Scooting increases height, theoretically
Again, this isn’t a 100% proved statement. However, you might’ve noticed that most kids who get involved in scooting and other similar activities tend to be slightly taller than those who don’t. Of course, genetics plays an important role in this as well. But scooting does stimulate bone growth, which in turn has a chance of adding more to the kids’ height in time.
Scooting makes it easier for kids to become more energetic
Nobody wants to grow up into one of those groggy, constantly-fatigued adults. We all want to see our children grow up to be as energetic as they are right now when barely getting to know the real world. By scooting often, you’ll ensure that your child will have less need for stimulants like coffee or energy drinks when they get older.
Running? That’s overrated
Let’s face it. Running isn’t all that fun. At least not in the long run. Pun intended. Scooting, on the other hand, has many similarities to running, except it’s much more fun because you can go faster. And it also increases your child’s reflexes, because they’ll be using their instincts to avoid obstacles more actively than they do when simply using their feet.
Scooting actively increases their cognitive senses. You might be surprised to find out that your child will pay much more attention to their environment when engaging in such a sport for long periods of time.
Fewer chances of becoming a couch potato
We mentioned earlier the fact that scooting will give your child more energy. But do you know what’s an even bigger benefit of this factor? It’s simple: having more energy increases your child’s motivation to go outside and play. They will be less likely to sit in front of the TV or the computer, which is also beneficial to their eyesight.
Nobody likes couch potatoes. Not even couch potatoes like other couch potatoes, and that’s a fact. Humans have the instinct of admiring energetic and active people and making fun of the lazy ones. These things will most likely remain the same for years to come, so it reinforces yet again the part about increased self-esteem that we talked about earlier.
Riding a scooter makes you and your child less prone to stress
Having kids and properly taking care of them is no easy task. Since physical activity increases your child’s mental stability and instincts of conservation, you’ll be less likely to hear things like “mom/dad, tie my shoes”. They’ll be more independent and willing to rely on themselves instead of relying on you to help them with the most basic of tasks.
Wouldn’t you love it if your child was more self-sufficient? Wouldn’t that mean less stress on your part? We think the answer is most likely a resounding “yes”. If you still weren’t convinced about buying your child a scooter up until this point, we’re fairly certain that this will make you change your mind.
Final thoughts
To sum it all up, buying your toddler a scooter will make them more independent, more self-reliant, and less prone to stress and harmful habits in the future. Do you want your child to grow up healthy and well-adjusted? If so, we recommend buying them a scooter.
Bikes and other similar toys are also good, but scooters have an undeniable charm that you won’t find anywhere else. Also, during the past few years, they have become somewhat of a trend among teens and young adults as well. We have talked about this phenomenon in the past and why we think it won’t go away in the future.
Scooter culture has many similarities with skateboarding culture while still maintaining a higher level of security, in the sense that your child will be less prone to injuries when scooting. This is because the handlebar offers greater control over their balance and general movement.
With all that said and done, we wish you the best of luck in finding the right scooter for your toddler. And, please, don’t forget to take the necessary safety precautions. No one wants to see children getting hurt, especially while they’re doing something they truly love.
