Do your kids have heelys?
By sunshine4
@sunshine4 (8703)
United States
May 19, 2007 10:09pm CST
My daughter has been asking for heelys for her birthday. I finally decided to splurge and get them for her. We had her party tonight and she was so excited to get the heelys. They didn't fit, so we are exchanging them tomorrow. Now she tells me that she isn't going to use them because she thinks she will fall! I can't believe this! I told her we could just take them back, but now she says she wants to try them. She is 7 and I thought that she would be old enough to use them. What do you think? Do your kids have heelys and are they easy or hard to use?
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@inked4life (4224)
• United States
20 May 07
Both my kids are now on their second pairs. They are 7 and 9 years old. My 7 year old had some real problems at first but eventually got the hang of the. My 9 year old took to them like a duck to water, the only problem being that we had to have a long chat with her about skating on the hardwood floors in the house which she thought was great fun.
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
Thanks for replying. I am thinking that she will get the hang of it too.
@awonderfullife (2893)
• United States
20 May 07
I personally think heely's are dangerous. I have seen a few kids wipe out on them, usually older kids trying to show off. I have also seen signs at many stores that say "No heely's allowed". My daughter is 6 and hasn't asked for them, probably because she knows I won't buy them. My niece is 9 and does fine with them, though.
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
I know that the kids can't have them in school, but I thought for ourside on our driveway she would be fine. It might be entertaining for her.
@4cuteboys (4099)
• United States
20 May 07
Yes, I have seen those signs in stores too! Probably a liability thing!!
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@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
17 Jul 07
No, I don't let my kids wear those kind of shoes that often.
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
24 Jul 07
My daughter has taken the heels out and given up. She wears them as just gym shoes now.
@laurika (4532)
• United States
12 Jan 08
Great discussion. I am sitting here for 10 minutes thinking what are those heelys. now i know. sorry i don't have kids, but when I would have some i think i would buy them those, but at first let them use at home, so they can practise. I would like not to see them on the street with somethign broken. Hope nothign is gonna happen to your daughter, good luck
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
13 Jan 08
My daughter has given up on the heeleys. She had a hard time figuring them out , so we ended up selling the and she took the money and bought herself some webkinz.
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
3 Jan 08
I've seen some at walmart that aren't quite as expensive. I think that they might have more than just the one wheel on the heel, but haven't investigated them so closely.
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
28 Dec 07
That is great! My daughter never learned how to use them....I guess she isn't too coordinated:) We ended up selling them and she bought herself webkinz instead.
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
21 May 07
They are very expensive. I think that they are worth it because they can wear them as regular shoes also. This is how I justified it to myself.
@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
20 May 07
She will get used to them if she wears them enough- If she is afraid of them- hold her hand when she first wears them- like you would with roller skates. My daughter has them too - she is 10. Got her first pair last year- they really aren't all the rage anymore here- I asked her if she wanted a new pair- hers were looking old and I tell you her feet grew fast quickly- she was like nope- I'll wait til they get a new design. LOL kids!
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
Yeah, we were waiting hoping that they would go down in price, but that is all she asked for for her birthday. I ended up giving in.
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
I think that they look fun too. She is excited that she got them! She'll catch on.
@wachit14 (3595)
• United States
20 May 07
Frankly, I think they are dangerous. I've seen kids crash into other people while using them in shopping malls and other crowded areas where they are not supposed to be used. Also, schools are beginning to ban them altogether because they are such a nuisance.
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
I have already told her that they are for use at home and in the neighborhood. Not in stores and not in school.
@Rickrocks8 (1751)
• United States
20 May 07
I dont know. My kids have been asking for them for a year and I still have not let them get any. For three reasons.
1. They are like 80.00
2. They have to stand with the top part of their foot up so they roll. I'm not so sure that is a good thing.
3. They cant wear them at school!
I guess I'm the "mean" mom!
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
No, I was the mean mom for a long time. I decided that I would splurge~ they were $70! I ended up buying some extra support thing to put inside for her heels too.
@ZaffireWolf (480)
• United States
20 May 07
HEELIES!!? BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!! BWAAAAAA HAAHH HAHHA HHAHHAHAHAHA OH MY GOD THAT'S RICH! OHH HOHOHO HAAHAHHAA HEE HEE HEEEE!! GOD HOW DORKY CAN YOU LOOK?? oh my god HEELIES! Oh God I saw one kid with those one time, he fell right over backwards, these kids bump into things all the time! It's so hilarious, they look like such complete dorks! Ohhhhhhh wow, I need to breathe! HA AHA HAHAHAHA!
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
Kids seem to really enjoy them. I haven't seen anyone look like a dork or fall on them yet.
@Melissa528 (744)
• United States
21 May 07
My son is only 14 months old she he obviously does not have heelys but my younger brother and sister (age 8 and 5) both have them and they are addicted to them. They wear them everywhere EXCEPT for school. I don't know if they are easy or hard to use but both of my siblings are pros at them. They both have never go hurt using them and they learned pretty fast.
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
22 May 07
Thank you for this information. I think that my daughter will be able to learn also. By the time your son is older, some other fad will come along.
@RockShanghai (86)
• China
20 May 07
sorry I don't understand the word "heelys", does this word mean skiing shoes?
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
Heelys are gym shoes that have a compartment in the heel where you can open it and a wheel comes out. The kids like to ride on the wheel. If I can get a photo, I will attach.
@caligirl408 (81)
• United States
20 May 07
My six year old has a pair of these shoes ,man are they expensive! It took him about 3 days to get the hang of them,and now he wont take them off. His 4 year old brother wants some,but I dont think he is quite ready for them yet.
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
I think that 7 is a good age for heelys. I hope she gets the hang of them quickly.
@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
20 May 07
My kids are grown but my neighbor has five children, aged 9 and under. (yes, I would pull my hair out!) Her 7, 8 and 9 year olds have them and love them. The 7 year old took about 2 days to get comfortable with them and then he was off like lightning!
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
Thanks for responding. I think that she will be ok with them too. The kids seem tohave fun with them.
@Gemmygirl1 (2867)
• Australia
20 May 07
Ok, we don't have anything here called 'heelys' but i can only assume they're shoes with heels - am i close?
LOL!
I dunno, if i'm right then it would depend on the type of heel on the shoe - are they slightly raised or something more like stillhetos? (sorry for the spelling) - i guess i would have to see what they looked like before i could guess an age that was ok!
Did you wanna add a picture for me? That would be great coz i'd feel like a real nut if we weren't even talking about the same thing :)
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
They are shoes and where the heel is you can pop a wheel out. I don't have a pic to post~ sorry.
@4cuteboys (4099)
• United States
20 May 07
My 7 year old begged for heelys for Christmas and got them, however he tries to use them but very unsucessfully! He hasn't had any luck at all. He practices in our hallway lol, and he falls alot and doesn't really do it right. He just sort of slides and won't lift up his foot like they are supposed to. I see much younger kids using them and wonder how they do it! I dont know how else to teach him and i'm scared to take him outside with them because he will really get banged up. Good luck with the heelys!
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
20 May 07
Thanks for the warning. I was thinking that she could use them in the basement untils she gets the hang of it.
@soulkeeper16 (1814)
• India
3 Jan 08
I have this great fascination for shoes and would not compromise with quality. i have a huge shoe collection but generally, i end up wearing only a few. it feels good to have a look and in others also i kind of have a tendency to glance down to their shoes. sometimes, its annoying.
