Re: Re: OT: riding w/out training wheels

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That's funny... We took the pedals off my daughter's bike when we taught her how to ride her bike. It did help her learn to balance to prepare her for just getting comfortable on the bike and being independent. We made sure her feet could touch the ground. Within 3 days, she was riding on her own. I had to run beside her the whole time though and "touch" her back when she was learning, even though I helped her very little. I just made sure she wouldn't fall hard because she would've been too discouraged to try again if she had.

Best of luck!

Subject: Re: OT: riding w/out training wheelsTo: BorreliaMultipleInfectionsAndAutism Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 7:01 PM

We were actually planning on getting my son the glide bike - which is a 2 wheeler with a low seat and no pedals. You ride it like a ride-on toy so that you don't have to pedal while learning balance. My son had a lot of trouble learning to pedal. I will let you know how it goes. >> Seeing a couple posts on working on riding with/without training wheels, I> just wanted to post this site for anyone who is interested. My son learned> to ride his bike without training wheels by attending these camps. He> attended two camps, about a year apart. The first camp got him riding> without training

wheels, but he was still working on steering coordination> and starting and stopping smoothly on his own, though we probably didn't> practice enough. The second camp got him riding and helped him with the> other remaining skills. We felt it was worth it. They use special bikes> that help the kids learn to balance on the bike. My son picked it up in a> much shorter time than I think he otherwise would have. You can find where> a workshop is being held near you on the website.> > www.losethetrainingwheels.org> > Val>