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When moving to two wheels, find a safe, open space such as an empty parking lot, a paved school playground, or a flat, well-trimmed field. (Or you can remove pedals from a regular bicycle find how-to instructions on the web.) You can go the training-wheel route for a few weeks, but try not to let your child get too comfy with them he can get frustrated because they’ll slow him down, or he’ll develop habits that will have to be broken when he takes them off. Start easyīalance bikes, which have no pedals, are a good starting tool, as they teach kids balance and confidence. If you can, spend a bit more to get a lighter bike, as they take less leg power to propel, and opt for a model that stops by pedalling backward-kids tend to fiddle with handbrakes and not focus on learning. Your child’s feet should touch the ground with straight legs when he’s sitting on the seat. Shop smartīuy the right-sized set of wheels-likely 14 or 16 inches. When your child is ready to give it a whirl, it helps to take a step-by-step approach to teaching this life skill.

If parents put the pressure on, or show frustration while teaching bike-riding skills, it could further delay the process. But not all kids have the physical components in place, or feel emotionally prepared to ride a two-wheeler until age six or older. “He didn’t falter once.”Īs young as age four, many kids have the balance, dexterity, leg strength and understanding of basic instructions to ride a bike, says Nick Pavlakis, an instructor at Pedalheads, a company that offers bike-riding lessons throughout Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Washington state. “He just zoomed off as soon as we let go,” says Roy, who lives in Toronto. So they remained on until the following summer, when he agreed to give two wheels a go after much prodding from Mom. “He refused to try riding it without the training wheels,” recalls his mom, Shalini Roy. So they bought him a two-wheeler in advance of his birthday, which falls on Halloween. Four-year-old August was perfectly content riding his tricycle to school when he started kindergarten, but his parents worried he’d get teased for being on three wheels.