[MMike]

So for those of you keeping scroe, my older daughter has autism right?

As such, she's very....particular about stuff. And she can be pretty timid about some things.....including her bike

This spring she was kicking ass on it.....but then as she progressed, she got going a little too fast, tipped over...and wanted nothing to do with her bike until a couple of weeks ago. She finally worked the nerve back up to give it a try. Tonight, once again, kicking ass. She was standing up in the pedals and everything....with training wheels....and tipped the bike over again. No tears or anything....but decided that was enough. So I don't know what will happen tomorrow....whether the bike hiatus will resume. I hope not. She was SO pleased with herself until she dumped it over.

Stupid training wheels.

I may try to take the pedals off her old tiny bike and try the push-bike approach.

 

[SkaredShtles]

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I may try to take the pedals off her old tiny bike and try the push-bike approach.

That worked for my 4yo. But the problem now is he doesn't want anything to do with putting the pedals back on.

 

[valve bouncer]

That worked for my 4yo. But the problem now is he doesn't want anything to do with putting the pedals back on.

Sounds like the little free-loader needs to feel the wrath of the back of your hand SS. Gotta keep these little turds in line.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Sounds like the little free-loader needs to feel the wrath of the back of your hand SS. Gotta keep these little turds in line.

I thrashed him yesterday... but it wasn't because of the pedals.

 

[Wumpus]

Nathan's first ride.

He wanted nothing to do with a 'push bike' so we got him a scooter. He got the hang on the balance thing zooming up and down the street on that. I built the push bike back up with training wheels and pedals/crank, and I noticed he wasn't using the training wheels at all. Took them off and first try he got it. He quit for a week or two and then jumped on again and hasn't stopped.

 

[splat]

Wrap her in Bubble wrap, she'll love falling over

 

[Mtbike]

My son has pedaled his bike since he was 2 with training wheels. This summer at three I knew he could make the transition to no training wheels. I took the training wheels off and he just wasn't having it. I bought him a push bike and he rode it for four days. The fourth day I knew he could ride his bike without the training wheels, I told him that if we took the training wheels off his bike the training wheel fairy would come and leave him a toy. Viola, 5 days after trying the push bike and one kick a** Wolverine action figure my son can ride his bike and proudly tells everyone "without my training wheels".

 

[Wumpus]

Wrap her in Bubble wrap, she'll love falling over

Like LordOpie did?

 

[MMike]

Hot damn!!

She asked to ride her bike again today! unprompted. I rushed her out in her jammies to ride......before she changed her mind.

She was a littlem ore reserved. But she did it....She stood up in the pedals again....more gingerly. But it was incident free. She's happy again. Which means I'm happy again.

Oh AAAAAAND she asked about taking off her training wheels!

So we'll see how that goes.....maybe later today.

 

[ultraNoob]

Nice! Looks like lil manimal's sister is gonna have some competition in a few months

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Cool.

Now you can put the training wheels back on your bike.

 

[MMike]

She actually asked " daddy, where are your training wheels?"

 

[splat]

She actually asked " daddy, where are your training wheels?"

Smart kid , she has seen you ride.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

She actually asked " daddy, where are your training wheels?"

 

[UiUiUiUi]

She actually asked " daddy, where are your training wheels?"

the system does not allow me to give you rep for this so you'll have to live with this senseless post!

 

[Rip]

Finally get off the training wheels?

 

[stevew]

I thrashed him yesterday... but it wasn't because of the pedals.

he use the good syrup on his pancakes?