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Article #192: Tips in Teaching Your Child How to Ride a Bike

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1. Determine if your child is ready to make the habit of putting safety first
learn how to ride the bicycle. It is before taking a ride.
important that your child have to master 5. Find the perfect place for your child
balance. You can start by teaching your to practice his biking lessons. You can
child to begin in two wheels. You can go to parks or large driveways where you
consider three methods like the assisted can let your child bike even with less
two wheeling, unassisted two wheeling and supervision. It is safer to teach him
the training wheel. It is up to you on where there are less people. Another way
where you think your child will learn the is to find a pavement that is flat,
easy way and consider what could be the without any cracks, and holes where he
safest. can move forward without using brakes.
2. The training wheel is the best and You can make a small obstacle for your
conventional way for a child to learn how child to maneuver and learn to go in
to balance. It is very advisable for different directions.
beginners especially for children. 6. Another approach that you can use is
Training wheels are small and are to run along with your child. If there is
intended for children. Your child might any small bike for your child, ride with
not enjoy its purpose, which is to lessen him holding your child up. Place yourself
the wounds, and injuries your child can at his back and put your arms on your
get in accidents when learning how to childís shoulders, and let him hold the
bike. The training wheel is best used in bikeís handles so that he will know how
large driveways, quiet streets, and parks to control the bike and he will learn how
where you can leave your child alone to balance. Always be alert if your child
learning even not watching him. If your is doing the right thing. If your child
child has mastered how to use it, maybe feels the pressure because you are riding
he can ride a bike even without the with him, let him do the steering. Let
training wheel or your child can try a the bike go where it will go, as long as
different bike. the area is clear and safe. This could be
3. It is important that you should also the fastest way your child can learn.
check what clothes your child is wearing 7. Show your child how to use the brakes.
during practices with the bicycle. You Educate him that brakes are used for
must not let him wear clothes that are stopping the momentum of the bike. Most
long which may be caught by the wheels. bikes intended for children have back
Short pants or bike shorts would be pedal brakes. The very objective of back
advisable to your childís outfit in pedal brakes is to use the feet in
riding a bike. Another advice would be to stopping the bike because children do not
tell your child to wear jackets or have enough power in their hands to use
sweatshirts for safety in the actual the brakes. Hand brakes are not that safe
teaching. for children and you have to check it
4. Always remember the safety of your regularly because hand brakes malfunction
child before riding the bike. Do not all the time. Although it has advantages
forget to tell your child the safety in learning to balance easily, back pedal
rules he must keep in mind before he brakes are much safer and much
takes his ride. Your child must know that recommended for a bike than a hand brake.
wearing a helmet and a safety gear is 8. Let your child practice and ride the
important to your childís protection in bike alone once child already knows the
the streets. Kneepads and bicycle gloves basics and the safety rules you taught
are also additional protective gears. It him. Let him enjoy and have fun with his
is necessary that your child will always friends riding his bike.






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