She asked us if SHE could have her training wheels taken off. Alex and I have skirted around the subject as much as possible trying to placate her with sayings like, "Not all kids are ready at the same time" and "I'm sure by next summer you'll be ready." But she'll have none of it. Ready or not, she wants to try.
So......our first try was at home, on the flat street. It was a complete failure. Then Alex got the idea to try on grass, on a hill. For the simple reasons that 1) the grass is soft so when she falls it won't hurt too much and 2) on a hill she won't have to worry about pedaling, just keeping her balance.
While she's still not riding around on two wheels, Alex's method was more successful. She was able to go down the hill several times keeping her balance.
Up next? Working on balancing while pedaling. My guess is it will take until next summer. But you know what? For a kid who didn't learn to pedal AT ALL until she was nearly 4.....we've made some great strides.
Of course "me too" (Andrew) thinks his training wheels should come off as well. Heck, why not? If you can pedal a bike starting at age 21 months I suppose at age 3 you're ready for two wheels.
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Way to go Natalie! We tried taking Riley's training wheels off earlier this summer- it was a MAJOR no go. She was not having it AT ALL! Maybe next spring she will have more courage to try it.
She is so cute..and you are such a better parent then us..this April when the bikes came out - hers came out sans training wheels and we just threw her out on the sidewalk by herself and told her to suck it up and do it herself...and after a couple of hours without us helping..she did it! LMBO..thinking back...maybe we were a bit harsh. :-)
..but within a month she was doing "no hands" and wheelies...
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