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I am a nanny and am working with a set of parents who really think it's time their daughter ride her bike without training wheels. She's definitely physically ready and has good balance, etc., but doesn't really seem confident in herself and won't concentrate. If we stop taking her out she gets upset because then she can't get her brand new purple bike, but if we do take her out, she purposely wobbles the bike. We've tried talking to her and we hold onto the back of the seat while she rides. Are there any other tips you could offer? Nothing mean and nasty about pushing the kid--the parents have decided on this approach with the child (and the mom's a child psychologist so she knows what she's doing), I just need to take her outside every day and "practice" until she gets it... Any suggestions?
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We spent a great deal of time trying to teach our son to ride his bike. Riding on grass helped quite a lot, as did spending a lot of time running along holding the seat while he got used to balancing and pedaling and steering at the same time. We also found practicing for short periods often helped keep everyone from getting too frustrated. The reality is most kids won't do it until they are ready emotionally - the physical readiness usually comes long before the emotional readiness. Good luck!
We spent a great deal of time trying to teach our son to ride his bike. Riding on grass helped quite a lot, as did spending a lot of time running along holding the seat while he got used to balancing and pedaling and steering at the same time. We also found practicing for short periods often helped keep everyone from getting too frustrated. The reality is most kids won't do it until they are ready emotionally - the physical readiness usually comes long before the emotional readiness. Good luck!
How old was your kiddo when they wanted their training wheels off their bike?
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My nephew was begging my sister to take the training wheels off his bike yesterday, and he's almost 5. (2 more months) The neighbor took em off today, and he's out there with my mom riding his "big boy bike"
I remember I was 4 when I got into my dads tool box and tried taking my training wheels off by myself. How about your kids? When did they ask for their training wheels to come off their bike?
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He was 3 when he wanted them off. We tried and it didn't work out well. Earlier this spring(when he was 4 and a half), we took the training wheels off and it was a success.
He was 3 when he wanted them off. We tried and it didn't work out well. Earlier this spring(when he was 4 and a half), we took the training wheels off and it was a success.
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