Riding a Bike
Posted by
bumblebee
on 1st December 2009
at 17:46
Hi Tracy,
All of my children learned to pedal backwards first, purely because there is no pressure to push against.....all I can think of is getting him to keep his feet on the pedals as you push him so his legs and feet learn the movement of pedalling forwards and then try holding his feet on the pedals and helping him push in the right direction manually.....many of our children have difficulties with co-ordination and low muscle tone so he may continue to struggle with this for a while....My 4 yr old learned just be constant practicing, (he can only ride with stabalisers), although I feel the turning point for him with his co-ordination and low muscle tone was when we bought a trampoline....It seemed to strengthen his muscles really well and pretty fast too!
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Posted by
Leanne
on 1st December 2009
at 21:27
Hi
What about those bikes that are attached to a handle .. I think learning to ride a bike is difficult for all kids and pedalling backwards is very typical.My 10yr old only learnt to ride when he was 8 , before then he really couldnt be bothered to put the effort in. Alistair is only just beginning to show an interest but its not that much.
I would definately agree with Claire about the trampoline its been absolutley fab for Alistair - only with an enclosure of course !!!
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Posted by
asteroids
on 16th December 2009
at 16:22
I'm working with a young lad who didn't learn to ride a bike until he was 10. Annoyingly for him, his younger sister was quite competent by then.
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Posted by
zehtabit
on 1st December 2009
at 17:41
Hi All,
My son is 4-years old and has autism and global development delay (approximately 2 years behind). My brother bought him a bike for his 4th birthday but we are struggling to teach him to ride. He is fab at pedalling backwards but doesn't seem to grasp pedalling forwards. We thought about getting him a fixed back wheel but have just found out that they been banned on safety grounds. Has anyone got any ideas on how to handle this?
Tracy x