Dr. Chheda – The other day I saw a mom and her toddler bike riding on the sidewalk, and it’s great. I’m glad that parents are going out with your kids. I’m glad kids are active. However, what bothered me – and I’m not sure if it bothered me because I’m a mom or because I’m a pediatrician – but the child was on the curb edge of the sidewalk while the mom was on the inner side.

Now I prefer the parent to be on the outside, on the curb side, and the child to be on the inside of the sidewalk. You never know what’s gonna happen – the child loses balance, a car veers off the wrong way. You never want the child to be the first one to be hurt.

Please, if you’re walking with your toddler, if you’re bike riding, scooter riding, whatever – please have your toddler on the inside of the sidewalk and you be on the curb of the sidewalk. Thank you.