Jeanean Thomas praises teen boy who helped her daughter learn how to skate

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Jeanean Thomas, 29, said daughter Peyton, six, wanted to skateboard
But Peyton was terrified of learning, thinking the sport was 'only for boys'
Thomas took her to go to a skate park, but it was filled with teen boys
One of the boys came over to Peyton, and Thomas went on the defensive
However, he actually offered to help her learn, despite friends teasing him

Published: 21:02 EST, 21 October 2015 | Updated: 07:29 EST, 22 October 2015

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A mother has written a heartwarming Facebook message to thank a teenage boy for helping her daughter learn how to skateboard - despite getting teased by his friends.

Jeanean Thomas, from Cambridge, Ontario, told how her six-year-old daughter Peyton had been wanting to skate for months but was terrified because she thought it was ' only for boys'.

Thomas, 29, said she convinced Peyton to go to a skate park after explaining there was 'no such thing as "girl things" and "boy things"', but when the pair arrived the place was full of teenage boys.

Jeanean Thomas wrote a heartwarming Facebook message to thank a teenage boy for helping her daughter learn how to skateboard (pictured) - despite getting teased by his friends

After her third attempt at going down one of the skating ramps, one of the boys approached (pictured)

Jeanean Thomas with her daughter Peyton

Writing on Facebook, Thomas said: 'When we walked up to the skate park and saw that it was full of teenage boys smoking and swearing, she immediately wanted to turn around and go home.

'I secretly wanted to go too because I didn’t want to have to put on my mom voice and exchange words with you.

'[But] I also didn’t want my daughter to feel like she had to be scared of anyone, or that she wasn’t entitled to that skate park just as much as you were.

'So when she said, “Mom it’s full of older boys,” I calmly said, “So what, they don’t own the skate park.”'

Thomas said that Peyton then began skating in front of the boys, despite them moving around her much faster and pulling off tricks close by.

But after her third attempt at going down one of the skating ramps, one of the boys approached.

Thomas continued: 'I immediately prepared to deliver my “She’s allowed to use this park just as much as you guys” speech when I heard you say, “Your feet are wrong. Can I help you?”

'You proceeded to spend almost an hour with my daughter showing her how to balance and steer, and she listened to you – a feat not attained by most adults.

'You held her hand and helped her get up when she fell down and I even heard you tell her to stay away from the rails so that she wouldn’t get hurt.

'I want you to know that I am proud that you are part of my community, and I want to thank you for being kind to my daughter, even though your friends made fun of you for it.

'She left the skate park with a sense of pride and with the confidence that she can do anything, because of you.'

Thomas has since taken to Twitter and Facebook to praise the unnamed teen, saying she is 'glad you are a part of the community' and saying her daughter has 'pride and confidence' because of him

Thomas (left) added that only-daughter Peyton (right) now goes skateboarding all of the time thanks to the boy

Thomas told Buzzfeed Canada that when Peyton, her only child, had finished skating she came back over with a big smile on her face.

When Thomas pointed out that it was nice of the boy to help, her daughter agreed, before going running back over to thank him.

She added to CBC News that the incident also opened her eyes to her own prejudice, that all teenage boys are bad.

She said: 'Think about that group of teens on the corner that (parents) might think are troublesome and just remember that they're probably good kids.'

Peyton now goes out skating all the time, Thomas added.