[IDSFparents] Bicycle Riding Survey

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Dear Parents,

We have successfully completed our research study funded by the NDSS

investigating the benefits of learning how to ride a standard two

wheel bike in children with Down Syndrome aged 8-15 years. The first

year of the study, we got 56% of the children to ride without

training wheels in 5 days (75 minutes per day for 5 consecutive

days=6 hours and 15 minutes of individualized training). The second

summer we got 61% success rate.

Before I publish these results detailing the benefits to the

children, I would like to know, what is typical in this age range. In

other words, what % of the children in your group in this age range

can sit on a bike without training wheels and ride the bike more then

30 feet without help?

If your child with DS is in the age range of 8-15 years as of today,

can he or she ride a bicycle at least 30 feet without training wheels

and without you holding onto them? Please email me at

ulrichd@... with your answer by November 20th (yes they can

ride or no they can not ride) and also include your child's birth

date.

Thank you.

Dale

Dale A. Ulrich, PhD

Professor & Director

Center for Motor Behavior & Pediatric Disabilities Kinesiology

University of Michigan

(734) 615-1904

www.umich.edu/~cmbpd

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