Learning to Ride a Bike: Infant
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Teaching How to Ride a Bike
Asked by J.M. from Lansing
on April 5, 2008
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We are trying to teach our 8 y.o. daughter how to ride a two wheel bike. She cries the entire time and just feels as if she can't get it. This isn't her first time t...
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- My husband taught both our girls to ride their bikes in one day (if you can believe that!) One was 4 and the other 5. Taking the training wheels off and lowering the s...
- Just a couple differnt views on bike learning- My oldest daughter was taught by a neighbor girl of the same age on a tiny bike. I taught myself as a child by coa...
- You could try moving the training wheels up so they are still on, but not on the ground. She will feel like she has safety with them on & it may give her the confiden...
Learning to Ride a Bike
Asked by A. from Houston
on February 26, 2008
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We gave our son a bike with no training wheels for his 7th birthday. Dad took him out this past beautiful weekend to attempt to learn. On his first go round he took ...
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- Our son sounds a lot like your son. He refused to get on the bike for months and months. (He had a couple of falls and it would take forever for him to try again.) ...
- My five year old son was exactly the same way. We actually put the training wheels back on and let it go for a few months. Then when we attempted again, I never let ...
- I don't want to sound harsh, but put the training wheels on. If he is one that is easily afraid anyway, why would you not give him training wheels first? Don't force...
When Is Your Child Old Enough to Bike Ride Alone?
Asked by J.J. from Minneapolis
on April 6, 2010
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Moms,
I've got an independent 8-year-old that keeps asking if she can go for a bike ride around the neighborhood by herself (I know she does this in hopes that she'll...
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- Granted we grew up in a great neighborhood, we WERE NOT allowed to go anywhere without someone else with us. When we could go places on our own was around 12-13 years ...
- J., Here is my story. My children are almost 12, 10 and 8. Two boys and a girl. Still at this age they are not allowed to ride their bike on the streets by themselv...
- My DD is not old enough to ride a bike yet; however, my neighbor across the street lets her son who is 5 ride alone around the neighborhood. Personally, I think that'...
Big Boy Bike
Asked by J.M. from Peoria
on March 9, 2009
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my sons 4th birthday is comming up and i was thinking about getting him a bike that has training wheels. i was wondering if 4 is to young should i want a couple years.
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- I agree with Diane 4 is old enough. My kids had their bikes when they were 3 years too. In fact my friends son was riding his 2 wheeler just before his 4th birthday!...
- We got our son a bike when he was 3. Just make sure it is the right size and he'll be fine.
- My daughter was not yet 3 when she got her bike with training wheels (the smallest size frame available!) I would go to an actual bike store, like a Schwinn or My Bik...
Bike, Trike, or Quad?
Asked by J.L. from Philadelphia
on November 6, 2009
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Ok, it's my turn to ask for help. My oldest is 3.5 years old, turns 4 in February and we're thinking about buying him a bike for Christmas or his birthday. He's big ...
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- Skip the trike and go for the bike! The trike will be a waste of money at this point! My daughter rode a tricycle up until 2 months before her 5th birthday, but she ha...
- definetely a bike. by summer he'll be four. by four and a half my son was riding without training wheels. just get a small bike with training wheels.
- Go for the bike! The target age for a child to learn to pedal a bike is 36 months, so he should be great! Go to the toy store and measure him for the correct size......
Experience with Bike Trailers?
Asked by N. from Dallas
on April 11, 2007
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Our little buckaroo is turning 1 next week and for the upcoming spring/summer, we want to get him a bike trailer to hook on the back of our bike. Does anyone have any...
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- I loved my Burley when my kids were younger. It was expensive, but well worth it. They have both a single and double version. I have the double one and I used to st...
- We got one from Sun and Ski Sports at Grapevine Mills Mall. Our boys were about 9 months and 3.5 years at the time. We used to go on bike rides with them every weeke...
- We've got a Burley that seats one and it's probably 5 or 6 years old. It's held up well and is easy to use. We bought a used Trek double trailer about a year and a h...
Bike Vs. Trike
Asked by C.C. from Denver
on May 25, 2010
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We recently got my daughter a two wheel bike with training wheels for her 3rd birthday. She likes the idea, but is a little hesitant to use it too much, and sometimes...
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- She's 3. Most children don't even learn how to ride a two-wheeled bike until age 5 or so. It's hardly fair to ask her to speed up her motor skills development 2 ye...
- Uh...yes! I have two daughters, the oldest is almost 5. So obviously I hung onto one of those cars you move with your feet, a tricycle and we have 2 bikes with train...
- They use different muscles and there is no harm in using both. My 6 yr old who races BMX still rides the all terrain trike my FIL bought her. It doesn't hurt her rac...
How to Teach Riding a Bike
Asked by H.F. from Washington DC
on November 2, 2009
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Compared to many other requests, this may seem like quite a shallow concern. However, my daughter has not learned to ride a two-wheeler bicycle like most of her frien...
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- H., This was our sure-fire way to teach our boys. They have both been on a 2-wheeler since 3 years old and are killer bike riders! 1) Take off the pedals! Yes, the...
- Hi H., I know this sounds simplistic, but I've seen it work. Tell her to keep pedalling. It's easier to balance if she's in motion. So try giving her a little push ...
- My daughter just learned how to ride a two wheeler last Spring, 3 months shy of her 8th birthday!!! One day she took the two wheeler out of the garage and said "I'm g...
12-14-16 Inch bike...which Did You Purchase
Asked by H.D. from Chicago
on March 15, 2011
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I have a tall soon to be 4yr old who has outgrown her trike. I will of course take her to test the bikes 1st but was wondering what others thought about the sizes and ...
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- I purchased the 16 inch bike and have the training wheels on. The 12 inch worked perfect when we tried our daughter on it two months before her 4th birthday (she isn'...
- Take her to the stores to measure how they fit her. A good bike shop should be able to help you. It isn't always the size of the tires... the seat height adjustment ...
- Please go with what fits her now and not what you expect her to grow into. My husband bought his daughter a bike that was too big for her when she was 4 or 5 and it wa...
Balance Bike or Bike with Training Wheels for 4 Year Old?
Asked by L.F. from Minneapolis
on May 24, 2010
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My daughter is turning 4 next month. She's been riding a trike for 2 years now and we want to move on. I've heard great things about balance bikes or gliders, bur mo...
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- There are different sizes of bikes with training wheels. Maybe you might try a 12' with training wheels.
- Don't waste your money on a balance bike. Buy her a regular bike and you have two choices: 1. Put training wheels on 2. Take the pedals off. Then you essentially h...
- Our son is also almost 4 (June birthday as well), and he's been riding a bike with training wheels since last summer. I'd make that recommendation personally after wa...
