Key points
- A helmet can help protect your child from a serious brain or head injury.
- Your child’s helmet should fit properly and be: well maintained, age appropriate, appropriately certified for use, and worn consistently and correctly.
Helmet Safety
There is no concussion-proof helmet, but a helmet can help protect your child or teen from a serious brain or head injury. It is important for your child or teen to avoid hits to the head, even with a helmet. It's also very important that helmets fit properly by being well maintained, age appropriate, certified for use, and worn consistently and correctly.