What are some techniques for teaching a 4 yr old how to roller skate, she just cant seem to grasp it.?

Question

I should have added that she loves to skate,especially since her twin does it so well. Im not forcing her just want to help her since she loves it so much.

Answer 1

With a 4 year old I would just start off by letting her hold my hand or a rope and pull her around on the skates - she should keep her feet and body still and just start to understand about balance.

It would also be great if you have a tile kitchen floor that you could let her put some socks on and glide around to start to understand what she will eventually be doing on skates.

I think skates are harder than bicycles. It is awefully brave for a 4 year old to try - she will get it in no time is you take it really slow and don't let her start to hate because she keeps falling all the time. Good luck!

Peace!

Answer 2

Keep encouraging him. Although it is not too unusual they usually begin forming words a little better by this age. Boys are slowly in this area than girls but their motor skills develop faster. I would not worry too much until after kindergarten. I have seen this before with boys and after the first year of kindergarten their speaking skills increased in leaps and bounds. Much probably due to the socialization, however, your still experiencing a problem, speech therapy can take place at school. Positive encouragement is a must. Good luck!

Answer 3

Perhaps consider waiting until she is of age that she can grasp the situation??? Not every 4 year old can roller skate...why are you pushing this on her????

Answer 4

she is only 4 give her a break.....just take her skating often and don't make turn it into a teaching session just let her have fun at it and she will have it down before you know it ...make sure she knows its OK not to be perfect that the point of skating is to have a good time

Answer 5

Well, if she is wanting to learn, just keep helping her and showing her. If she doesn't want to learn, stop trying or the kid won't like you for "forcing" it on her. At 4, they are going to have troubles with their balance still so skating is not going to be easy.

Answer 6

My daughter won a trophy at almost 4 years old, so she is not too young.
Have her wear protection.
When she falls, have her get on her hands and knees, and bring up one leg, rest her hands on her knee and push to get herself up. Don't let her try to stand on both legs at once (getting up) with her butt in the air.
Teach her the way to stop, by dragging the toe stop.
Have fun games, like shoot the duck, etc. Kids at a roller rink, in lessons, carry big soft dice to get them moving.
Enroll her in a class.
Many times kids want to favor one leg and keep it on the floor, Encourage her to lift one leg, then the other.
We taught them to first walk on skates.
Also, fall on purpose, and practice getting back up. She'll see it isn't that big a deal to fall.
If you have skates on too, NEVER pick up a child.

Answer 7

I'd start by having the child stand on top of your feet as you're skating, so that he/she gets the feel of the movements down.

Always wear helmet and pads. =)

Answer 8

If and when you finally teach her to roller skate, please , do share your techniques with me, because I'm 19 and I can't even stand in them, much less to start move.

Answer 9

Perhaps ski poles so that she can hold herself up and not worry about falling while she is learning how to move her feet to keep going.

Answer 10

Perhaps four years old is a bit young for that. What's the rush?