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My 2yr old is whining to go outside. It's still early here and cold out so I don't want to go out right now...but we always go out in the afternoon. Or sometimes he wants to play Elmo games on my laptop, but I don't want him to because he's being too rough w it. My question is do you just try to keep your child happy or do you say no when you don't feel like letting them do something?
Darkangel- your reasoning sounds like since Ive let him use the laptop before he should always be able to. Not true. If he's playing nicely with it, yes, if he's being rough, no, he can't have it.
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If I did, he would never wear clothes. He would always be either outside playing "awesome" (pushing a riding toy up an inclined driveway at an empty house and riding down the hill) or he would be eating cookies. My older children would constantly be wearing princess dresses and bad makeup, occasionally coming outside to ride bikes.
Being a mom means balancing everyone's needs. Don't forget to balance your own needs too! If you can't deal with going outside now, then put in a movie and forget about it.
If I did, he would never wear clothes. He would always be either outside playing "awesome" (pushing a riding toy up an inclined driveway at an empty house and riding down the hill) or he would be eating cookies. My older children would constantly be wearing princess dresses and bad makeup, occasionally coming outside to ride bikes.
Being a mom means balancing everyone's needs. Don't forget to balance your own needs too! If you can't deal with going outside now, then put in a movie and forget about it.
Balance bicycles for toddlers - do/did you have one?
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I would like to get a balance bicycle for my son who is 20 months. I was going to buy one for his birthday which isn't until the end of November, but I am considering just going ahead and getting it for him now. I was looking at the Strider, as they seem to have gotten the best reviews at that price point and I won't spend more than that. Do/did you have one for your toddler and were they able to use it before the 2 year age mark listed on the bike? What were your experiences with one?
Not a tricycle - he already has one of those. A balance bike is basically a bicycle without pedals.
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My son got his Strider when he was 18 months. It took him a while to get the hang of it and he started out basically just walking with it (instead of sitting on the seat and pushing with his legs he would not sit on the seat and just walk with it.) It really helped him when we started riding our bikes in the driveway while he was on his Strider. He will be 2 next month and he rides it really well - he has actually started lifting his feet off the ground to balance. Riding his Strider is one of his favorite outdoor activities to do. Plus, it is very light-weight so when he does fall it is very easy for him to pick it up and keep going.
I can understand how some people think it is a waste of money to buy a bike without pedals since I thought the same thing. Some kids at our son's daycare had Strider's and our son really liked them and wanted to ride them so that is when we did some research, talked to some parents and ordered one. I was worried when our son didn't seem interested when we got it but we stuck with it and am very glad we did since he loves it now. The theory behind them is that you will never need training wheels on a bike since kids learn balance on these without having to also learn how to peddle and ride a bike tilted due to training wheels.
We do not regret buying our son his Strider. In my opinion it was well worth the money and a great activity for active kids. When our son outgrows it - which will be several years from now - we'll pass it onto to his cousins.
My son got his Strider when he was 18 months. It took him a while to get the hang of it and he started out basically just walking with it (instead of sitting on the seat and pushing with his legs he would not sit on the seat and just walk with it.) It really helped him when we started riding our bikes in the driveway while he was on his Strider. He will be 2 next month and he rides it really well - he has actually started lifting his feet off the ground to balance. Riding his Strider is one of his favorite outdoor activities to do. Plus, it is very light-weight so when he does fall it is very easy for him to pick it up and keep going.
I can understand how some people think it is a waste of money to buy a bike without pedals since I thought the same thing. Some kids at our son's daycare had Strider's and our son really liked them and wanted to ride them so that is when we did some research, talked to some parents and ordered one. I was worried when our son didn't seem interested when we got it but we stuck with it and am very glad we did since he loves it now. The theory behind them is that you will never need training wheels on a bike since kids learn balance on these without having to also learn how to peddle and ride a bike tilted due to training wheels.
We do not regret buying our son his Strider. In my opinion it was well worth the money and a great activity for active kids. When our son outgrows it - which will be several years from now - we'll pass it onto to his cousins.
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