Try taking off the training wheels and the pedals. Then, let her practice somewhere flat. She’ll only be able to go as fast as she can push herself with her feet, which shouldn’t be too scary. However, encourage her to pick up her feet sometimes and coast. This way, she’ll finally get the chance to practice balancing. Once she starts making nice turns without putting her feet down, you can reattach the pedals. The idea is that it’s extra hard to learn how to balance if you have to keep pedalling. My cousin did this method with her youngest daughter and she was riding before she turned five. Mine turns five in August and I have a good feeling that she’ll be riding by then, too. Of course, it will be a while before I let her ride on the roads.
Thanks. She had a balance bike when she was really little but she wasn’t super interested. I’ll think about the plan.
I’m not sure, though, that foot-speed won’t be too fast. If she feels out of control at all when coasting she plants her feet.
I also wonder if I should try to have another parent teacher her. When we tried to teach her to downhill ski, she was cautious and slow. We got her lessons and she did great.
Teaching our kids hard things is tricky. Don’t push and they might give up for something easier. Push too hard and they might give up from resentment.
Even though she didn’t have any bad falls, my kid says she’s upset because she didn’t get it on the first try. She’s been sticking with her balance bike today and yesterday.
Try taking off the training wheels and the pedals. Then, let her practice somewhere flat. She’ll only be able to go as fast as she can push herself with her feet, which shouldn’t be too scary. However, encourage her to pick up her feet sometimes and coast. This way, she’ll finally get the chance to practice balancing. Once she starts making nice turns without putting her feet down, you can reattach the pedals. The idea is that it’s extra hard to learn how to balance if you have to keep pedalling. My cousin did this method with her youngest daughter and she was riding before she turned five. Mine turns five in August and I have a good feeling that she’ll be riding by then, too. Of course, it will be a while before I let her ride on the roads.
Thanks. She had a balance bike when she was really little but she wasn’t super interested. I’ll think about the plan. I’m not sure, though, that foot-speed won’t be too fast. If she feels out of control at all when coasting she plants her feet. I also wonder if I should try to have another parent teacher her. When we tried to teach her to downhill ski, she was cautious and slow. We got her lessons and she did great.
Teaching our kids hard things is tricky. Don’t push and they might give up for something easier. Push too hard and they might give up from resentment. Even though she didn’t have any bad falls, my kid says she’s upset because she didn’t get it on the first try. She’s been sticking with her balance bike today and yesterday.