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Shopping for bicycle or skateboarding helmets can overwhelm you if you don’t know what you’re looking for. Does it have the right certifications? Is it comfortable with all the padding? How easy is it to adjust? Will your teen actually wear it? We did all the homework for you and found our top nine helmets that not only look good, but have been proven to protect your head. 

We asked an expert trainer for the most common mistakes high school athletes make.

As fun as riding all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) can be for teens, there are also real dangers. Thousands of kids are injured on them every year. Use these tips, from Sean Elwell, R.N., E.M.T., the trauma program manager at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, to avoid an accident.

Every sport comes with risks, but faulty equipment shouldn't be one of them. We asked Jim Thornton, president of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, for the signs that your kid's sports gear might be doing more harm than good.

More kids than ever are playing sports, and that's a good thing. But along with fun and fitness comes a rising risk of injury, and parents need to learn to play defense.