Learning cycling

[MomDana]

Hi,


Just wanted to share my experiences how to train your child to ride the bicycle without even holding his/her bicycle.

Here is how:

step 1 : remove the training wheels and foot pedals (if you can. some bike can't take out).

step 2 : while sitting on the bicycle, encourage your child to glide the bicycle forward and lift up his/her legs for some distant. (do not hold them or the bike, make it fun ). This is to let him/her gain confidence with the bike so call \"bonding)

step 3 : once you sense that he/she has confidence, ask them to glide to left or the right...

step 4 : again once confidence level reached ask them to do a U-turn gliding the bike.

You be surprised they tend to show off a little.

Once the above steps are done with confidence put the foot pedal back. Not the trainer wheels.

Step 5 : ask them to glide with pedals and if can put foot on pedals doing step 1-4 execrise.

Step 6 : In no time their feet automatic pedal and soon take off without holding on to them. (If they fall, tell them to glide, this is to improve their balancing senses)

All the above step/instruction should be vebal and give with encouragement , no need to hold on to them. Gliding by themselves encourage self confident and independence.

My 7 yr old ds took only 20mins and soon he is aking for new bike wow bian..... :shock:

Hope you can try it out without expensive trainer !

[sydney]

MomDana:

Hi,


Just wanted to share my experiences how to train your child to ride the bicycle without even holding his/her bicycle.

Here is how:

step 1 : remove the training wheels and foot pedals (if you can. some bike can't take out).

step 2 : while sitting on the bicycle, encourage your child to glide the bicycle forward and lift up his/her legs for some distant. (do not hold them or the bike, make it fun ). This is to let him/her gain confidence with the bike so call \"bonding)

step 3 : once you sense that he/she has confidence, ask them to glide to left or the right...

step 4 : again once confidence level reached ask them to do a U-turn gliding the bike.

You be surprised they tend to show off a little.

Once the above steps are done with confidence put the foot pedal back. Not the trainer wheels.

Step 5 : ask them to glide with pedals and if can put foot on pedals doing step 1-4 execrise.

Step 6 : In no time their feet automatic pedal and soon take off without holding on to them. (If they fall, tell them to glide, this is to improve their balancing senses)

All the above step/instruction should be vebal and give with encouragement , no need to hold on to them. Gliding by themselves encourage self confident and independence.

My 7 yr old ds took only 20mins and soon he is aking for new bike wow bian..... :shock:

Hope you can try it out without expensive trainer !

Thanks!

[penglee]

When kids grow older (and more confident), maybe above 5 years old. It is easier to pickup. My boy pickup cycling after three sessions. I just have to remind them what they will miss if they do not know how to cycle (or swim for that matter).

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The best part of learning, is the Bonding, when you impart your skills to kids, and see them \"graduate\". Falling is important too, as it teaches kids not to be over-confident

Always look infront, and \"start\" cycling. (kids sometimes go too s-l-o-w, for fear of falling)

I even blog about our cycling fun
http://sengkangbabies.blogspot.com/2011/09/learning-to-ride-bicycle.html

[bezzlay]

I feel that older kids tend to have fear factor in them so when they started something new they tend to be very careful. Whereas the younger ones maybe more daring, its good to learn at younger age. My DS1 learned cycling with 2 wheels when he was in K2 and he made it the first time after we told him that if you feel that you are falling just use one of your leg to support. My DS2 cycled in 2 wheels just 3 months after my DS1. And he was 4 years old then. To make it easier and more confident to cycle in 2 wheels, the kid needs to be able to touch the ground with their feet. So either way they are falling they can still support. That's how I think my kids learn cycling.


Just to add a little more. While learning there will be falls but they will learn to stand up and not to make the same mistake that caused the fall. So parents if you want your kids to learn fast, dun kan cheong and quickly run to them. Teach them the technique.

[lilipitz]

Trying to teach my kid to cycle and found this video.

Looks systematic.

If anyone succeed using this method, let us know!

Only trouble is, we have problems removing the pedals from the current bike at home, so may have to make do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADkm4qkXAj8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[tankee]

we bought DS a 2-wheeler kick scooter. He played with it for a few weeks, each time we encouraged him to try to stay on the scooter longer with each kick.


then we bought him a normal bike. He just peddled away

[Aldo8100]

Learning to ride is not challenging at all unless you have something working against you. It is easy to ride . It is challenging to balance on a cycle that is position still. If you are afraid then the natural tendency is to gradually down.


http://www.ava-tieman.com/accessories/wheelchair-accessible/

[fstyle28]

tankee:

we bought DS a 2-wheeler kick scooter. He played with it for a few weeks, each time we encouraged him to try to stay on the scooter longer with each kick.


then we bought him a normal bike. He just peddled away

Wow. He is talented

[ashleywells]

You can learn it by yourself by searching some basic techniques on Google.

[medontknowwhattosay]

I didn’t learn how to cycle, until 11 years old. Now I am 14. I learnt how to cycle by myself. Everytime I fell down, I would pick myself up and try again. Even if people kept staring, I tried over and over again, and eventually I learnt how to do it. All it takes is some patience and resilience.