Quick question - best age to start skateboarding?

6 is on the younger side but totally doable. The key is low expectations for the first month - he will fall constantly and that's fine. Get wrist guards and real protective gear, not the cheap stuff. The trick is making him not fear it

My 6yo is also asking. I'm thinking start with a scooter first - it builds the balance without the added difficulty of learning to push and turn. Then move to a board once that's solid

Do it. The fear of breaking something is way bigger than the actual risk. If you wait until he's older he's more likely to get in his head about it. At 6 he'll just fall, cry for 30 seconds, and keep going.

Broke my collarbone at 7 doing exactly this. Still think my dad was right to let me try. Just make sure you're doing it at a park or empty lot, not concrete. Smooth pavement is your friend for learning

6 is a solid starting age honestly. Kids that age are fearless and heal fast. Get him full pads (wrists especially - that's the most common break), start on a smooth flat surface, and prepare for him to quit after 5 minutes then want to try again for 2 weeks straight.

My 7yo broke his wrist 3 months in and honestly it was fine - kids' bones are surprisingly bouncy. The break was clean, 6 weeks in a cast, back at it. I'd worry more about the learning curve (tons of falls) than actual serious injury.

He will break something. Not even maybe. But kids bounce - literally. A few scrapes now is way better than him being too scared to try stuff later. Just budget for the medical copay and go for it lol

Yeah the break risk is real but tbh my kid broke his arm doing something completely normal on the playground. If they're gonna get hurt they're gonna get hurt. Skateboarding is rad and he'll remember learning it way longer than he'll remember the bumps.