Well I told fishjr that my friends on TE are rooting for her! She was amazed and got a huge grin on her face She wants to ride really badly today! It's pouring outside - so we'll see how it goes tomorrow. I've tried to make the cut and bruises to be a badge of honor. I told her it's all part of riding a bike. Crashes are inevitable. This whole incident has certainly reinforced for her how important that helmet is. She has a friend (older - age 9) that flew over her handlebars last week without a helmet and still can't remember the crash. She was cut up really badly and had a swollen jaw and very likely a concussion. None of the kids around here wear helmets. Mine do and will. They see mom and dad do it, so to them it's totally normal.