kingelkhun
Yeah you read that right, a 4 year old. Whats the best kind of 49cc dirt bike to get for a 4 year old? And Im talking a REAL dirt bike. Not a power wheel or a plastic wal mart razor electric imitaion dirt bike. Im talking yamaha, suzuki, etc etc. Whats the best dirt bike to get my 4 year old.
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I agree with Yamaha pw50. That's what both of my kids learned on. It is shaft drive, so no chain to get caught in, no shifting or clutch, and the kill switch has a "start" position which will only let it idle until you switch it to "run", which prevents accidental take-offs. They are extremely reliable too.
I agree with Yamaha pw50. That's what both of my kids learned on. It is shaft drive, so no chain to get caught in, no shifting or clutch, and the kill switch has a "start" position which will only let it idle until you switch it to "run", which prevents accidental take-offs. They are extremely reliable too.
is my 4 year old too young to ride his bike around the block alone?
brittany g
We live in a nice neighborhood and have always gone around the block as a family. All the neighbors know my son. He is also way independent and smart for his age. He knows all the don't talk to strangers and punch kick and scream if someone tries to take you and that stuff. He asked this morning if he could ride around the block by himself (which a lot of the kids around the same age do around here) I said okay, then secretly fallowed behind him in the car cause I got nervous. He did great. But wondered what others thought.
I know the risks and things, but I can see the other side of the block from my back yard. And he is, like I said, way mature for his age, and way more independent then any other 4 year old I've ever met (I've worked in preschool day cares for many years too.) All my kids are pretty advanced (not to brag or sound stuck up) So it didn't seem like that big of a deal, I just wanted to see what everyone else thought thanks for the impute. :)
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Four is too young to be where an adult cannot check in on him easily.
There are lots of concerns here, not just "stranger danger".
What if someone's dog gets loose? What if older kids are unkind? There are a lot of things he has not had life experiences with.
Not to mention, he's still pretty small, size-wise. He would be hard to spot for someone backing out of their driveway in a hurry.
And, there's the fact that predatory adults are out there. The smaller and younger the child, and the more alone they are, the greater the risk, even if they are tough, smart, and mature.
A few years back, a little boy from the kindergarten class I taught was riding his bike with his older sister. He became tired and got off to walk, so she rode ahead of him to the house, not far away. A man in a pick-up truck pulled along side the little boy and began trying to get him to get in the truck, telling him that his mother had sent him to fetch him. He pointed down the street in the general direction of the child's house and told him there was an emergency and he needed to hurry; he'd get in trouble if he didn't hop in the truck right away.
The child immediately knew something was wrong, and his first instinct was to try to get on his bike and ride away. He just wasn't fast enough to make a speedy get-away from a standstill, though, and the man was able to throw him off balance by flinging open the truck door and grabbing the handlebar if the bike. Thankfully, the boy pulled free and ran across the yards to his house.
He was able to give a description to police that allowed them to catch the suspect, who was found prowling another neighborhood across town. Everyone who knew this child felt incredibly blessed that he made that split-second decision to leave his beloved bike behind, and to get up and run even though he had badly scraped his leg and lost a shoe. Even one moment of hesitation - to grab the shoe, or in shock over the blood on his leg, or to try to stop the man from taking his bike - could have had disastrous results.
In this friendly, upscale, family-oriented neighborhood, grown-ups began to think twice about letting their children out on the street/sidewalk without adult supervision.
Kids have to gain independence and freedom sometime, but please consider giving it plenty of time. Your little guy was a toddler two years ago, and has a lot of growing up ahead of him, even if he is very wise for his age. His life is too precious to gamble on nothing bad happening while he is still so young. Maybe, as a compromise, he could bike in your drive and on the sidewalk to the corner and back, where you can still see him at a glance to check on him.
Four is too young to be where an adult cannot check in on him easily.
There are lots of concerns here, not just "stranger danger".
What if someone's dog gets loose? What if older kids are unkind? There are a lot of things he has not had life experiences with.
Not to mention, he's still pretty small, size-wise. He would be hard to spot for someone backing out of their driveway in a hurry.
And, there's the fact that predatory adults are out there. The smaller and younger the child, and the more alone they are, the greater the risk, even if they are tough, smart, and mature.
A few years back, a little boy from the kindergarten class I taught was riding his bike with his older sister. He became tired and got off to walk, so she rode ahead of him to the house, not far away. A man in a pick-up truck pulled along side the little boy and began trying to get him to get in the truck, telling him that his mother had sent him to fetch him. He pointed down the street in the general direction of the child's house and told him there was an emergency and he needed to hurry; he'd get in trouble if he didn't hop in the truck right away.
The child immediately knew something was wrong, and his first instinct was to try to get on his bike and ride away. He just wasn't fast enough to make a speedy get-away from a standstill, though, and the man was able to throw him off balance by flinging open the truck door and grabbing the handlebar if the bike. Thankfully, the boy pulled free and ran across the yards to his house.
He was able to give a description to police that allowed them to catch the suspect, who was found prowling another neighborhood across town. Everyone who knew this child felt incredibly blessed that he made that split-second decision to leave his beloved bike behind, and to get up and run even though he had badly scraped his leg and lost a shoe. Even one moment of hesitation - to grab the shoe, or in shock over the blood on his leg, or to try to stop the man from taking his bike - could have had disastrous results.
In this friendly, upscale, family-oriented neighborhood, grown-ups began to think twice about letting their children out on the street/sidewalk without adult supervision.
Kids have to gain independence and freedom sometime, but please consider giving it plenty of time. Your little guy was a toddler two years ago, and has a lot of growing up ahead of him, even if he is very wise for his age. His life is too precious to gamble on nothing bad happening while he is still so young. Maybe, as a compromise, he could bike in your drive and on the sidewalk to the corner and back, where you can still see him at a glance to check on him.
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