I haven't done any flips or tricks for years and I am no downhill racer. Here are the Pro and Cons from a reluctant but surprised helmet convert. It's not just about safety.

As responsible parents we insist on our kids wearing helmets on the slopes, but what about us?

Sure your kids need to wear a helmet on the slopes for safety. The key is to make the kids proud and excited to be helmet wearers.

Wearing a helmet (AKA a “brain bucket” or “lid”) while participating in winter sports is smart. In fact, at Park City Mountain Resort, it is required for children taking lessons.

Nestled in hand-knit comfort, I had plenty of fabulous reasons why helmets didn't apply to me. But a few days ago, I realized something important. My conviction that a helmet-less state was not only fine, but better, made me sound like one of those middle-aged guys who refuses to wear a seat belt just because he didn't wear one in 1978.

There are lots of battles vacationing parents won’t win and we certainly don’t want to spend our much-needed time together arguing with the kids. But when their safety is the issue, we can’t give up.