That is an interesting question. Everyone has their own way to teach a child how to ride a 2 wheeler. We started out trying to teach Andrew using the "original" way at the beginning of the summer. Adam took off the training wheels and they went up and down the sidewalk over and over again. Sadly it didn't get Andrew any closer to riding his bike without the training wheels. When Adam put the training wheels back on he canted them up higher than they were supposed to be. This gave Andrew the support if he started to fall, but they weren't being used when he was actually riding. After about a month or so the training wheels were bent really high up (from Andrew's weight sitting on them) and were really no use at all. After his final day of swim lessons Andrew came home and announced that he was ready to take off the training wheels. Adam helped him take off one wheel and Andrew rode for a little while like that. Then he came over, grabbed the wrench and started taking off his second training wheel. The boy has never looked back! It amazes me how well Andrew can adapt to something new when he decides he is ready for it.
taking off the 2nd training wheel
look at him go!!
he's such a big boy
riding on the new "big kid" bike we got him
Once he got fairly good at riding his little bike we went and bought Andrew a new bigger bike (his knees were almost hitting the handle bars on the old one). He was sooo proud and couldn't wait to get home and ride it.
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