Any of you all have tips on teaching kids how to ride?
We bought a balance bike a little over a year ago for the (then) 2 year old and she has never had much interest in it. But I also have not wanted to push/force her to try it if she really didn't want to.
For her 3rd birthday (yesterday) she wanted a "normal" bike, so of course, I obliged.
She just doesn't get it lol. I swear, that little girl is almost smarter than I am but she is the most clumsy, un-athletic tiny person lol.
Not that she doesn't try. She is in dance class and soccer currently, but jeez. Anyway...
The bike is a 12" w/ training wheels so I sit her down and she just does not understand the pedaling motion.
So I put the training wheels on some 2x4 which elevates the rear wheel basically making her a little trainer.
I hold her feet on the pedals and push her feet down so she understands the mechanics behind it, but the second I try to have her do it on her own she just won't/can't! I've moved the seat up and down and it seems to have no effect.
So yeah, any tips? Lol.
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