My son is turning 9 this year and we're getting him a new bike. He doesn't lock up his bike right now but I'm curious how other decide when it's time to start teaching that.
My son is turning 9 this year and we're getting him a new bike. He doesn't lock up his bike right now but I'm curious how other decide when it's time to start teaching that.
Take him out some night and comb the nieghborhood until you find an open Garage with a bike in it. Then illustrate to him how easy it is to have your bike stolen. After you get the bike home make him ride it around... I need to remember these little nuggets of wisdom my Dad imparted to us on Fathers day.
My neighbor across the street had his 10 year old boy start putting his bike behind the gate in the back yard. The boy did as he was told and the bike was stolen. So Dad had to buy the boy a new bike and now they lock it to the front porch column.
When my family moved from a place in the country to an apartment on an army post. I was nine, my youngest brother was three. He didn't have a bike yet, but started locking it as soon as he got one at about four or five.
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