Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:09 PM
how many of you remember how you learned to ride a bicycle without training wheels? how old were you?
my daughter is going to be 7 in april and i've been working with her on riding her bicycle without her training wheels. she seems to have no sense of balance on it and gives up rather easily. currently what i do is hold on to the handlebars in front of the bike and have her pedal while i walk backwards. i used to hold it tight so that she wouldn't tip over, but i got the feeling she wasn't even trying to balance on her own, so lately i lightly grip the handlebars and if she tips, she puts her leg down to catch herself.
does anyone have some tips on helping her with her balance and riding her bike? is 7 years old too young to have the training wheels off? we were riding in our neighborhood last summer with her training wheels on and i heard a younger boy across the street ask his grandmother why she was still on training wheels (he was around 4 or 5 years old).
she seems willing to keep trying, but she'll only try for a few minutes before she gives up. i don't want her to get so frustrated that she is completely unwilling to even try.