The ability to ride a bicycle, treat such skills, having learned that, you will not forget and never forget how. Even if it takes a long time, you will sit down on the bike quite calmly and go.
The learning period is not always and not for everyone is easy. Tears and abrasions are common for such a process. Therefore, for parents who want to teach their children to ride a bicycle, we offer the basic methods of teaching.
How to teach a child to ride a bicycle? 1 - 1.5 years is quite a suitable age for the first attempt at riding a tricycle. You need a bicycle to match your child's growth. To be comfortable steering wheel and seat, stability, ease of movement. It's good if the bicycle design attracts the child. The kid holds onto the steering wheel and stands on the axle that connects the rear wheels, often using a bicycle, like a scooter. So having mastered the steering wheel, the child sitting on the seat, it is easier to start learning the pedals. In the beginning, parents will have to shove the child a little and steer for him, but very soon he will have a desire to move independently. On a tricycle, a child usually rides at home.
The child grows, and the speed of the ride increases. If there are no brakes on a tricycle, this can be dangerous, because the child is looking for places with descents. Further, as your baby grows, he needs a two-wheeled bicycle that will match growth. At first it is better, if on a bicycle there will be wheels for balance, fastened to an axis of a back wheel. As a rule, these wheels are available in the bike kit. It is not necessary to use balancing wheels, without them the child will be able to learn how to ride a two-wheeled bike faster.
Be sure to teach your child to ride a bicycle only on level surfaces, where there is no traffic. If you are going to use balancing wheels, their adjustment should be such that both wheels do not touch the ground at the same time. The distance between the wheels and the road should be no more than 5 centimeters, so that there was pressure on the rear wheel, and the rear brake worked.
The child gradually gets used to work with pedals at the same time, steer and brake, stops paying attention to the balancing wheels. At this time, the wheels can be raised, increasing the distance between them and the ground, but it's better not to talk about it. Then the wheels can be completely removed.
Teaching a child to ride a bicycle, many parents sometimes run close by. This approach is the most suitable, because so children learn to skate faster. You do not need to hold the bike behind the wheel, the saddle or any other part. So the child does not feel the stability of the ride and with this method of learning the child loses control of the bicycle. It is best for the parent to be to be behind the child, holding him by the shoulders. Do not drive, just follow the child.
It is very good to teach a child on a two-wheeled bicycle, which does not match the growth of the child, is smaller in size. The child's legs get to the ground and prevent the fall. With this method of teaching, the role of the parent is minimal.
You do not need to buy a very large bicycle. The bicycle must have a manual and foot brake. So the child will gradually learn to use them as the driving skills increase.