Learning to Ride a Bike: Preschooler
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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...
Learning to Ride a Bike
Asked by J.Q. from Chicago
on March 25, 2009
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My son just turned 9 and he does not know how to ride a bike yet. We tried last summer to teach him but he keep giving up. My 6 year old daughter can ride her bike a...
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- I taught my daughter in the grass. I told her to pedal hard. By being in the grass it allowed for her to put some force into it without fearing she was going too fast....
- Maybe trying a Glider Bike would help him before putting him on a bike without training wheels. It's a "balance bike" and has no pedals -- designed to be the easies...
- I did not read the other responses, so sorry if I repeat. My husband read an article a couple of years ago that said to take off the pedals and let your child use thei...
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...
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...
Balance Bike
Asked by K.D. from Chicago
on June 14, 2010
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Hi moms,
I am thinking of purchasing a balance bike (bike with no pedals) for my 3 year old daughter. Are there any brands you like or don't like. What about a wo...
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- I would remove the pedals off a real bike so you can continue to use it in the future. We got a balance bike for my son a few years back and he used it maybe twice - ...
- I bought my son a 10" bike and took the pedals and training wheels off. I made sure the seat was down low enough that he could put his feet flat on the ground. We wo...
- Honestly I don't see the reasoning for these? Does it just teach them to balance? I'd prefer a bike with training wheels so my daughter can get somewhere on her bike. ...
Riding a Bike
Asked by S.D. from Phoenix
on October 22, 2010
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I am so beside myself on what it takes to teach a 10 year old how to ride a bike ?Is this a difficult thing ? My child has no balance at all. We have tried various t...
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- My seven yo grandson has been trying to ride a bike since he was 4. He's just plain unable to ride a bike. He also is not well coordinated, physically. He's awkward,...
- Wow, 10 and just learning? I think it's probably harder to teach an older kid because they KNOW what it feels like to crash and burn so she is probably more scared th...
- I'll second the idea of taking off both pedals and training wheels. It forces a child to balance themselves just using their feet to scoot around. 1. Show her how yo...
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...
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...
Teaching a 6 Year Old to Ride a Bike
Asked by S.C. from Allentown
on May 1, 2009
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Please help!!! For the last 2 summers I have been trying to teach my now 6 year old daughter to ride her bike without training wheels. I think her biggest obstacle i...
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- I agree with previous posts...........let her ride in the grass, smaller bike AND load her up with protective gear (helmet, elbow/knee pads and wrist guards) so she fe...
- I like Barbi's advice -- this was how I learned how to ride without my training wheels, and I was six at the time (I also agree - it may have been too soon to start ea...
- As a child I had the same problem. I finally learned to ride a bike in 2nd grade. My neighbor taught me with these steps. maybe they will work for you. 1.Learn...
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 ...
