Riding a 2 Wheel Bike

Give her some time. There's no time limit on these things. My daughter didn't ride a 2 wheeler until she was 8. Some kids are just more scared than others. Good luck.

Hi A.,

A tip for teaching your daughter to learn to ride a bike.
This method takes time and patience. Make sure you have plenty of both before you begin.

If her feet can touch the ground, stand along side of her with your hands on top of hers on the handle bar and have her sit on the bike and move it with both of her feet. Let her ride like this until she feels comfortable enough to put one foot on the pedal and move the bike with her other foot. Again, let her ride like this until she feels comfortable. By now she should be comfortable and have enough confidence in herself for you to let go of the handle bars, {but still stand next to her} and to put both feet on the bike and pedal.
If she still hasn't gotten it yet, start the process over. Like I said before, this takes plenty of time and patience.
Much success!!

Love, peace and joy,
S.

My oldest started riding a 2 wheerler around 6yrs and my youngest is still trying to get the hang of it and she is 6yrs she can ride a 2 wheerler but not for too long because she keeps looking at the bike instead of whats ahead. Both of my kids learned on grass that way if and when they fell off it wasn't as bad a falling on the cement.. They will get it when they are ready, my daughters friend who is 6 still rides with training wheels b/c she feels that she is not ready to try without, she will let you know when she is ready.

A.
The trick used in our family is removing the actual pedals. She will learn the balance thing first and the rest will fall into place. Good luck.

S.

My triplets learned last year a couple of months before they turned 6. Brody wanted the training wheels off. I went and bought a helmet and pads (hands, knees and elbows). My husband took his wheels off and before I could get out of the chair and walk outside he was already riding. Then the other two wanted theirs off (had to go get another helmet and pads which they only wore maybe the first week). Maybe having those items would help her not be afraid of skinning herself. I also should add that my older daughter did not ride a 2 wheeler until she was 8.

First there is no age on learning how to ride a bike I have one that learned before turning 5 and the other didn't learn til maybe 7 or 8 whatever. I did have a trick though my girlfriend gave me this little 2 wheeler bike w/o any training wheels and when the kids sat on the seat they could reach the ground flat footed. So they would just sort of scooted along practing their balance til they got it. It was all in their hands. So we had the little bike to learn from then the real bikes when they got it they got it. But I too am the no preasure mom cuz there is that balance thing and some kids that comes easy to and some harder to balance. I willed the bike to another family on my block and their son learned the same way.

My advise would be to stop trying. She may be smart enough to understand the risk. Regardless of why, its not worth forcing her. Her peer pressure will win out in the end. My sister took the pedals off her kids bikes at the same time as the training wheels so they could feel the balance and still feel capable of stopping themselves w/o pedals in the way. That worked for her. We took the trainers off at 7 I think it was. All 3 of my kids started riding safely and confidently at 8. They didn't have the peer pressure so early because our neighborhood has few kids, so it may have happened earlier if they had. All 3 were "taught" by a peer at that time and the lesson lasted an afternoon. All set up by them. When they're ready, they'll ride.

raise the training wheels so its a little bit of a wobbly ride. use safety equipment so she wont be as nervous and lastly make sure she can reach the ground while sitting on the bike. then just practice! :) hope that helps.