https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:03:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665653 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:18:05 +0000 pinkcupcake 665653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, too dangerous IMO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665634 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:11:39 +0000 runsyellowlites 665634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LazyLightning: Totally agree! Those warnings are more about liability than anything else.</p> <p>OP: I think it would depend on the circumstance but probably. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665621 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:09:06 +0000 LazyLightning 665621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I'm fine with it. In laws are farmers so a riding mower would be about the smallest piece of equipment she'd be around - bring on the 'real' stuff! </p> <p>I mowed my parents lawn when I was 8 and up, on a rider. Those safety labels are there for a reason so obviously you need to use common sense. But they're also there to cover the company's a$$ in case of an accident. </p> <p>I'd just say be careful not to drop the kid or go over steep hills where the mower could tip. And don't let them mow alone until they demonstrate the knowledge and responsibility to do so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665604 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:02:56 +0000 mrsjyw 665604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on the age. Maybe with DH? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665601 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:01:52 +0000 mrs. bird 665601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we don't have a lawn now, but i don't think DH would ever do it, he's super cautious. maybe putting them in a carrier so they're attached to you would make it safer, i am still not sure i'd be ok with it. maybe just a tractor without the mower going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665584 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:58:10 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 665584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have a riding mower so I won't be letting my LOs near our lawn mower. When my cousin was a baby she was a bit colicky. The only way my uncle could get her to sleep was to hold her and drive around on the lawnmower. There is a picture of them on the mower and it is adorable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665524 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:41:58 +0000 Dandelion 665524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, not worth the risk at all for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665475 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:32:26 +0000 HLK208 665475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. A family friend nearly lost his son because of this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665421 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:21:01 +0000 LuLu Mom 665421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, one of my favorite pictures is me riding with my dad. I think as long as it is someone resonsible like her daddy than it's okay. They have to put warnings on everything to protect themselves from being sued! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665253 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:33:06 +0000 MrsTiz 665253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would. </p> <p>I wouldn't throw my kid on the back and take off. If they are in front of DH with him holding LO that is fine by me.</p> <p>@pui: agreed 100%. Bad things have happened in every situation in life, that doesn't mean it always will. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665242 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:31:10 +0000 LemonLong 665242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandpa had a trailer that attached to his mower and we would ride in that. It's a little safer because we weren't right near the blades, we were behind the mower. We used to think it was sooooo fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665213 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:25:56 +0000 swurlygurl 665213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only said no way because our yard is really hilly, and DH almost tips the lawnmower pretty much every time he mows.</p> <p>I *think* if we had a flat yard I would allow it? Hard to say when it's not a real possibility though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665200 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:22:14 +0000 ladybee 665200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: In my parents small town a 3 year old little boy fell off and died last year. No way is it worth the risk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665133 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:10:11 +0000 Mrs.B 665133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A class mate of mine wad run over by a lawn mower after falling off. He was sitting behind his Dad and fell of backwards as his Dad was backing up. He died from the accident. I will never let any of our kids ride on the mower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665107 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:02:22 +0000 Boheme 665107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always did it, but I wouldn't be comfortable with DH putting our LO on our lawn mower... He ran over something he couldn't see last year and got a nasty gash over his eye. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665088 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:57:12 +0000 prettylizy 665088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm usually pretty easy going, but this just scares the bejeezus out of me. Luckily (or maybe not!) our lawn isn't big enough to warrant a riding mower so it's a non-issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665057 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:49:18 +0000 Bookish 665057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I did so all the time as a kiddo and loved it. It's kind of a moot point with us though because we don't have a riding mower :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665052 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:48:19 +0000 Weagle 665052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I would. I look forward to LO riding on the tractor with my dad too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665047 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:45:05 +0000 mediagirl 665047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never. I have a friend who lost his leg because he was riding on the mower with his Dad when he was 3 years old and slipped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665045 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:43:19 +0000 BananaPancakes 665045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, my husband couldn't really hold him at this point because we have a zero turn radius mower so he needs both hands and there isn't room for another human. The dog rides sometimes on the mower deck, though. </p> <p>But I don't think it's a huge deal on a regular riding mower. As long as they are going slow, I think it's fine. I loved riding the mower with my parents when I was little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665030 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:38:09 +0000 pui 665030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would. I think we're overly paranoid as a society these days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665026 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:37:03 +0000 Anagram 665026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably would...I mean, with someone responsible, like my husband. He's proably even more careful than I am, so I know he'd be going slowly, being careful, etc.</p> <p>Of course, now we live in a city and in an apartment, so this is a non-issue. But I feel the same way about 4 wheelers or bicycles or whatever. My husband grew up in a country where it was normal that he, his sister, his mom, and his dad would all be on one scooter in major traffic, in the middle of lorries and cars and rickshaws and what-have-you. So we'll definitely be safer than THAT! ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665016 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:33:39 +0000 MarieJ 665016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted no way just because I'm paranoid and that would give me MAJOR anxiety! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/child-riding-on-lawn-mower#post-665006 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:31:44 +0000 T.H.O.U. 665006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have lots of memories of sitting with my dad or neighbor on a riding lawn mower while "helping" mow the lawn. </p> <p>We have about an acre and DH offered to hold LO while he mows. However, there are HUGE warning labels on the mower not to allow children near it. I guess because they could fall/jump off and get ran over. </p> <p>Do you or Will you let your LO ride (with an adult) on a riding lawn mower? </p>