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for a little girl (age 4) and a little boy (age 10), either they get bumped or don't get their way, what things do you find helpful to stop them from crying? or do you just let'em waterworks flow?
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Listen to them. Don't negotiate or give in, but make sure they know they are heard. And talk to them honestly. Telling my kids the truth has made it a lot easier for them to accept things.
And give them the words, we are not born knowing how to talk about our feelings. We don't know the difference between frustrated and disappointed and angry, someone needs to explain it.
I will hug first, then explain what I think is bothering them, give an example of when I felt that way just to be sure we both understand how they feel, and then cement the original situation..."Please don't ride your bike so fast and you won't fall like that." or "I am not going to buy that today."
My husband likes to bargain and bribe....I hate that, it doesn't work and will often undo good progress.
Listen to them. Don't negotiate or give in, but make sure they know they are heard. And talk to them honestly. Telling my kids the truth has made it a lot easier for them to accept things.
And give them the words, we are not born knowing how to talk about our feelings. We don't know the difference between frustrated and disappointed and angry, someone needs to explain it.
I will hug first, then explain what I think is bothering them, give an example of when I felt that way just to be sure we both understand how they feel, and then cement the original situation..."Please don't ride your bike so fast and you won't fall like that." or "I am not going to buy that today."
My husband likes to bargain and bribe....I hate that, it doesn't work and will often undo good progress.
Is there an infant seat system for bike trailers?
Arwen
Years ago we sold our car to get a slower lifestyle in our suburban town, and for 10 years we lived by bike and bus. We used the bike for short trips and for going places the bus didn't go. At the time the bus service didn't run on Sundays or holidays, so if we wanted to go anywhere, we had to take the bikes.
At the time we had three children - age 7, 4.5 and a newborn. The 7 year old rode his own bike, the 4.5 year old rode behind his dad on a trail-a-bike, and we jury-rigged an old infant seat into a bike trailer for the infant. I also carried all our groceries in that trailer, and once, a door (without the baby!). Eventually they all rode their own bikes, but it started this way.
My brother's wife is about to have a kid, and I want to give them a bike trailer to go riding with their new baby.
Has anyone invented/marketed a better system for infants in bike trailers? If so, what bike trailer does it work with, and where can I get it?
Answer
Most bike systems are designed for babies 9 months and over. It's an issue of being able to hold their heads up enough to prevent the sort of jostling that biking creates. Even a carseat in a bike trailer, isn't secure enough to hold them steady, especially not in the case of a spill or accident. I also wanted something for our five month old to use with our bikes in the spring, but no such luck. Now she's 16 months, and we've gotten her a bike seat.
I think maybe just buy them a bike trailer and let them decide what they are going to do to. It might've been a risk you and your husband were willing to take, but each parent should decide for themselves.
Good luck!
Most bike systems are designed for babies 9 months and over. It's an issue of being able to hold their heads up enough to prevent the sort of jostling that biking creates. Even a carseat in a bike trailer, isn't secure enough to hold them steady, especially not in the case of a spill or accident. I also wanted something for our five month old to use with our bikes in the spring, but no such luck. Now she's 16 months, and we've gotten her a bike seat.
I think maybe just buy them a bike trailer and let them decide what they are going to do to. It might've been a risk you and your husband were willing to take, but each parent should decide for themselves.
Good luck!
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