Bikes & Scooters
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Scooter Ok for a Three-year-old?
Asked by P.C. from Portland
on March 3, 2011
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Can folks recommend a good scooter brand for a three-year-old?
Also should he have elbow and knee pads?
We have a helmet.
Thanks.
He does not ride his tric...
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- Make sure he has his helmet on ALL the time! It is imparative. One fall backwards and he can have permanent brain damage. Good luck!
- My daughter has a 3 wheel scooter, think it is fischer price or radio flyer. She loves it, she got it at the end of last summer (just turned 4) and is pretty good with...
- Radio Flyer makes a really cool retro looking 3-wheeled scooter that is good for a 3-year old. I think you can purchase it on amazon.com. My children have never fall...
Training Wheels vs Balance Bike
Asked by T.S. from Sacramento
on October 25, 2008
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Hi all you mamas,
We are planning on getting our son a "big boy bike" for Christmas/3rd birthday (January 7). He loves his little trike/bike, but is way too big fo...
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- When My son was 3 we got a bike for him. It was a small one, but it would last two years before he needed a bigger one. It had training wheels on it and we lived in...
- We bought a bike with training wheels. When our son was ready to take the training wheels off we did so, put the seat all the way down and took off the pedals. After o...
- T., We have twin 4 year olds. We got them the balance bikes and they LOVE them. Thier balance is now amazing!! We have friends that got training wheels instead a...
How Do You Teach a Child to Ride a Bike?
Asked by L.L. from Rochester
on September 9, 2011
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The title says it all, but here are the details...
My six and a half year old daughter needs (in my opinion) to learn how to ride her bike. We bike a LOT as a fami...
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- NO TRAINING WHEELS!!!!!! My husband worked at a bike shop and is a long distance biker...like a 'wanna be Lance' type of guy. At the bike shop they would teach child...
- Slap some pads on her and send her down a grassy hill. Thats what worked for my 2 oldest anyway. My youngest is 4 1/2 and decided one day he was going to go no trainin...
- I asked this same question a while back and got a lot of very thoughtful, well thought out responses. Here's a link http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/1457462163768619...
Balance Bike?
Asked by S.B. from San Francisco
on June 11, 2011
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Hello Fabulous Ladies!
We're thinking of purchasing a balance bike (for our soon to be 5 year old son) that is age appropriate (larger). I would love some input fr...
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- Love the balance bikes. We bought my 2 year old one and loved it. He was riding a 2 wheel bike at 2 1/2. He still rides it on occasion as it is so fun and a little dif...
- I have heard of people taking the pedals (and training wheels of course) off and "making" their own balance bike...then your son could use the bike he is accustomed to...
- i have triplets so i never had the patience to teach them to ride a 2 wheeler so the balance bike was like god sent to me, i got one bike from craigslists when my trio...
Bike for Christmas?
Asked by S.M. from Lansing
on October 12, 2011
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Ok ladies!! I wanted to get something really cool for my soon to be 5 year old girl who is such a tomboy and hangs with the big kids just fine. I have two questions: 1...
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- I say YES to the bike!! My boys have both the Razor and the Bikes - they use them both...it all depends upon their mood!!
- Huffy's are excellent bikes. :) I got my son a bike for Christmas and he liked it, however he just isn't interested in riding it. We got him to try it a couple of tim...
- I say yes get the bike. We had gotten my daughter a bike for christmas and I let her ride it in the house. We lived in PA at the time so it was too cold outside. I am ...
Teaching a Child How to Ride a Bike
Asked by S.B. from Wichita
on March 20, 2008
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My son just turned 5. He wants to learn how to ride a bike. We took him out tonight and he leaned a lot and he was very worried about if we were going to let go. He wa...
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- This one is sooo easy! My son was 6 when he learned, but we took him to a grassy spot that was sloped downhill, gave him a running push for a bit, and then let him go...
- With my oldest, we brought out the "little bike." It was his 3 year old brother's bike and took the training wheels off. He could touch the ground with both feet, pl...
- Did you hear about the little girl that died on Christmas day? My advice is to just stop, explain to him how dangerous it is and forget about it altogether. Yeah I k...
My Six Year Old Son Is Not Interested in Learning How to Ride a Bike....
Asked by G.M. from Phoenix
on April 23, 2011
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I know every kid has their own interests, but I always thought that part of growing up is learning how to ride a bike. I can even remember my Granny teaching me out in...
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- My son is 5 and has little interest in his bike as well. I encourage him to ride it each time we go out to play, but I don't push him to do it. I fear he will outgro...
- Mine's just four, but yeah-- absolutely zero interest in the trike he got when he was two. None. No interest in the balance bike my husband insisted on getting. (oh, w...
- My son wasn't that interested until age 7. Until then, we bought a trailer bike attachment so that he could go on bike rides with us. He got the experience of holding ...
Teaching a 2 1/2 Yr Old to Ride a Bike
Asked by K.W. from Chicago
on September 29, 2008
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My husband and I are trying to teach my son how to ride a bike. he does not understand forward and backward I believe. When he gets around once he pushes him feet ba...
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- I think he may be too young. Pedaling is not an easy concept to grasp. My daughter didn't get it until she was over age 3, and my son will be 3 this week, and he can...
- He might just be still too young. Are you using a tricycle or Big Wheel? I'd start there first and/ or give it another year. : )
- Use training wheels.
Bike for 3 Year Old?
Asked by P.C. from Portland
on July 25, 2011
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My beloved son is 3, and will be 4 this fall.
He has a scooter and a trike. He also has a little bike with no pedals.
He is now wanting a bike that has traini...
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- My girls have balance bikes too (no pedals) and we're about to get them real bikes... But will NOT be using training wheels. The owner of our local bike shop told me t...
- Personally, I think the training wheels, if left on for too long will drag out the process of learning to ride a 'real' bike, so if you get a little 2 wheeler with tra...
- Definitely. I do suggest a good one though that is stable. We just got my 3.5 yr old a Trek. It is a little more expensive but so much more stable/solid than some o...
What Type of Bike to Start Learning?
Asked by L.C. from Denver
on January 31, 2011
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My step-daughter is going to be 5 soon and we were wondering what type of bike would be best to get her? She has a trike, and has had it for a couple of years but hard...
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- you can get a regular bike and remove the pedals (you can even leave the cranks on, just unscrew the pedal portion - this is what hubby did for one of my daughters) an...
- If she isn't riding the tricycle because she thinks it's too hard she certainly won't ride a bike that it is impossible for her to ride without someone out helping her...
- I would start her with a bike with training wheels. Most kids are initially nervous around bikes and the training wheels will simply give her some confidence. You'l...
