8.8.04
Training wheels off
Kids are amazing. I (currently) have a six year old daughter and a four year old son. Both have bikes and both desire to ride them without training wheels. My son, who is considered by all to be a clone of me, learned to ride his bike all by himself. I simply gave him suggestions and congradulated him for doing well. His determination was to RIDE the bike and he worked hard to do it.
My daughter, though, is a different story all together. Her goal is to do what other people do. When she's on her bike, she is expects it all to work without any effort. The bike is standing stone still and up flies her feet on the pedals. She isn't going any where but down, then gets frustrated because "something isn't working."
My son sat on his bike and walked it around until he got his balance. When he did, he gradually added his feet to the mix. Well, seeing how this worked, I suggested this same advise to little miss...and away she emotionally went in seeing that this may take a little time to learn.
She's not learning how to drive in my car. Promise.
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