I started Sk8 Dad because I could not find a lot of skateboarding sites dedicated to the older skater or to parents of skaters (who may not skate). I will point out great skateboard deals, how to tips, and parenting tips focused on supporting your skateboarding kids.
I started skating when I was 16 and have skated pretty much non-stop for the past 22 years. I now have a 3 year old daughter and a 1 year old son and hope to introduce both of them to this great scene. Below are some pics of me skating from a very long time ago!
Hey, Just wanted to let you know that what you are doing is awesome. I myself am a former sk8er. I skated from the time I was 12 till i turned 18. Who knows why i stopped. My son who is seven decided he wanted to try skateboarding. So instead of buying some cheap boad at Wal-Mart, I got hima good one and me one also. I don’t want him to get the wrong idea about skaters and there isn’t a whole lot of 7 yearold skaters around here. So I agreed to be his skate buddy..lol So I myself am having to relearn some tricks and get back inshape. I was doing some research and ran across you site here and just thought it was awesome that there is another sk8 dad out there. Two thumbs up to you…
Well done. I introduced my son to skateboarding when he was 3 or 4 yrs old – i don’t want him to be the next Ryan Sheckler or anything like that. I just wanted him to take part in something that was non competitive, team/jock orientated. He would come back from Soccer practice when he was 4 or 5 yrs old, all dejected if was on the losing side or didn’t score, or picked for the team. He’s been skating solidly for a while now, and his 5 yr old brother started a year or so ago. We all go out as family and it amazes me how most people are so friendly and accepting. If you skate you skate – doesn’t matter how good you are, or how old you are, or what race you are. I would recommend it to anyone – yes if over the age of 30 yrs old it does hurt a bit more, and your balance is not as good as it was, but you relearn those skills fairly quickly.
I will second what Bob said above. I think this is awesome and I hope you keep doing the site. I am a very new dad – with a 6 week old boy, so it will be some time before he can skate – but I still skate when I can. Great tips on this site! I love the tips about skating at lunch!
Great job – keep it up and keep shredding.