Bike peddles

Just this spring my son learned to get going on his bike by himself. Last year he started riding it by himself without the assistance of training wheels. The bike was still to big for him to strattle, let alone sit on the seat while standing; thus allowing himself to give a push of. We got it the year before when he turned 4. So he has been trying to get it down.
Well he would get really frustrated when he would fall down trying to turn the bike on our road when we would go for walks. He would get up kick the bike and say that he hated it. We would gently coax him and tell him that it was OK. Well I ended up telling him that it was a good crash each time that he would crash. After that when I wasn't around and he would crash he would tell me "I had a good crash Dad."
He now has the turning part down, and just in the last month has impressed me with his starting ability. We used to give him a push to get going and he relied on that to much, for when we had him try it on his own he would just get frustrated some more. He would try and push off but not get enough speed to hold his balance. Or he would turn the wheel and the bike would fall on him. Or he would get up on the bike but the peddles would be in the wrong position for him to push, and he would fall over. He did finally start to get it, he would prop up his bike next to a fence post, get on and peddle away. When
Then one day "Dad look!" He did it, all by him self with no external help. Yes he still struggled but he did it. There were a couple of times I tryed to assist hem and I got a "No Dad, I can do it." Now almost 2 weeks later he is flying around loving the freedom that the bike can give a kid.

We may struggle and struggle and struggle but we have to and need to keep going. There will be a day that it will just click. You will be riding that bike by yourself and you were able to get yourself started, you have that skill now and it is second nature. But in the mean time: Don't be afraid to get a push from someone that is there to help you learn.

love life

wes