It probably helped put her mom at ease that I am woman
Probably somewhat… As a man, it’s a crapshoot what kind of reaction I’ll get if I try to help someone else’s kid. Last time I was ice skating with my kids, a little (like 4 years old I’d guess) girl had fallen, she was getting quite upset, she was trying to get up but couldn’t get her skates to cooperate. Her older sister (who wasn’t much bigger) was just standing there kind of helpless while their dad (who didn’t have skates on, so wasn’t allowed on the ice) yelled incoherent instructions from 20 feet away. I asked the girl if it was ok if I helped her- she didn’t even say anything, just grabbed onto me, and let me pull her to her feet- and that’s when the dad decided to ignore the rules and walk out onto the ice himself finally. He grabbed her with a bit of a dirty look in my direction. They left shortly after.
Probably somewhat… As a man, it’s a crapshoot what kind of reaction I’ll get if I try to help someone else’s kid. Last time I was ice skating with my kids, a little (like 4 years old I’d guess) girl had fallen, she was getting quite upset, she was trying to get up but couldn’t get her skates to cooperate. Her older sister (who wasn’t much bigger) was just standing there kind of helpless while their dad (who didn’t have skates on, so wasn’t allowed on the ice) yelled incoherent instructions from 20 feet away. I asked the girl if it was ok if I helped her- she didn’t even say anything, just grabbed onto me, and let me pull her to her feet- and that’s when the dad decided to ignore the rules and walk out onto the ice himself finally. He grabbed her with a bit of a dirty look in my direction. They left shortly after.