It’s actually loud because it’s so busy there. You could even say it’s the dead center of town.

My 4 year old is gen alpha. So I’m kind of glad adults on the internet don’t relate to that generation yet

I’d feel happy with those on my head too

Scrape. Spot clean by hand with soap. Machine wash. Hang in full sun for the minimum of 1 day. Extra points for rotating to face the sun as it moves.

Source: mum to young child

Balance bikes are amazing. My kid rode hers daily to day care and back (half a mile or more). At 3 got a pedal bike with no training wheels. Made some progress day one, next day was literally riding. Has been riding ever since. Never had training wheels.

Balance bikes work on the premise that the hardest part of learning to ride isn’t the pedals. It’s learning how to balance