How should I teach my 6 y/o daughter to ride a 2 wheel bike?

Answer 1

Six is certainly old enough to learn to ride a 2 wheeler if one condition exists: She WANTS to learn! If she isn't ready, don't waste your time or hers.

My 5 year old son has been without training wheels for 2 years now, but he wanted to learn and asked me to take them off for a long time.

As far as the how goes, I would recommend lowering the seat so that her feet can touch the ground while still in the saddle. Then remove her peddles. Finally, find a park or open area with a large and gradually sloping grass hill. Have her simple coast down the hill over and over again until she learns the feel of balancing on two wheels. The next step would be to put the pedals back on the bike, and when the coasting stops, have her peddle as far as she can. After a little bit of time with that, she'll be ready for the hard surfaces.

Good luck and be patient!

Answer 2

I am trying to do the same. My girls 6 and she doesnt not want to ride her bike. I would say each day for one hour put her on her bike then push her. Eventually she will get it. I hope she learns and get it down. I am still trying to teach mine. I think the biggest problem is the child might be scared of getting hurt. I remember I also to did not learn to ride till I was six. My parents tried and tried to teach me and eventually one day I decided to jump on the bike and I did it. I am thankful for my parents making the effort to teach me. I really admire when parents make an effort to teach there kids to ride there bike. It shows you care when you spend time with your child.It really make a person turn out better when you know your parents care. I will continue to try and eventually she will get it. Good Luck with your child. No worries she will get it.Hope this helped.

Answer 3

A friend of mine had heard that rather than using training wheels, he should take the pedals off the bike and have his son push himself along and learn to get balance. He did this for awhile and son was getting going pretty fast without pedals. They put them back on, and his son put his feet on the pedals and just took off riding.

A different approach you can try.

Answer 4

put a loose fit jacket on her and take her to a level spot with little to no traffic. A paved walking trail in a park is excellent. Have her straddle the bike keeping her feet on the ground. Now grab a firm hold of the jacket, bunching up the fabric if you need to so that you have control of her. Now have her sit on the bike seat with her feet on the pedals. Run beside her as she pedals the bike. If she starts to lean...correct her by pulling her back upright as you run with her. Now...this is the important part....at the end of the run...pull her off of the bike as she slows and wobbles....This shows her that you have control and that you won't let her crash. Keep doing this and as she gets better....slowly let your grip loosen on the jacket. You may still have to pull her back up when she leans and maybe pull her off the bike some more before she gets it. But she will get it and very fast. I think that my son got the hang of it in a week using this method.

Answer 5

We are teaching out son at the moment. We are getting him to sit on the bike, we hide the bike and run beside him while he is pedaling, then we push him off. He got it after a few goes.
They need to sit up straight, keep there head up and keep pedaling. Once they have got that, show them how to turn. Then once they have accomplished that teach her to take off. Don't make a big deal if they fall off, practice on grass, heaps of praise and encouragement. Show them the brake and show them to put their feet on the ground and balance.

Answer 6

Training wheels.

Answer 7

with training wheels

Answer 8

trial and error
which is also a good life lesson