My little one (16 now) liked his a lot when he first got it. He wore it all day long. Once he was swimming in the kiddie pool on the back deck, and as he walked into the kitchen (lino floor) with wet feet, his feet went ...zip... out from under him, and he came down on the back of his head on the doorway threshold. (aluminum or steel thing) With the helmet on, he bounce right back up, and continued his day with no worries whatsoever.