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Learning to Ride a Bike

You would think that teaching your kids to ride a bike would be easy. Just take the training wheels off right? Well, usually it is a little more complicated than that. These resources will help you quickly teach your kids to ride their bicycle without needing to have the training wheels on.
  1. Bicycling for the Family

Riding A Bike

Riding a bike is an important milestone for kids, but not one to stress over. Most kids learn to ride a bike when they are ready, no matter which method you choose to teach them, so remember to keep it fun.

Bike Riding Poll

When did your child start to ride a bike without training wheels? Take our poll.

Riding a Tricycle

A photo of a preschooler riding a tricycle, a developmental milestone that most children can reach by the time they are three years old.

Ten Tips For Safe Bike Riding

Avoid biking injuries by reviewing our ten tips that you should teach your children to encourage safe bike riding.

Teaching your Child to Cycle

An interesting method of teaching a child to ride a bike that involves removing both the training wheels and bike pedals and lowering the seat to teach your child balance before they learn to pedal on their own.

Teaching Kids to Ride

Teach your kids to ride their bike using the training wheels or running with the child approach. Includes a nice discussion on how to properly use training wheels.

Teaching Your Child to Ride a Bike

Learn about bike safety, when to start teaching your child to ride a bike on their own, and the latest methods on teaching kids to ride a bike quickly and easily.

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