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| "Balance Bikes" are made for younger kids when | | | | both young and older children, there is some degree of |
| learning how to ride 2-wheeled bikes without training | | | | fear the first time or two, so be as patient and |
| wheels. These work great for both typical kids as well | | | | understanding as possible. Activities For Down |
| as children with special needs. Activities For Down | | | | Syndrome Children |
| Syndrome Children | | | | Also in most cases the children do not enjoy hitting |
| Many parents see that using scale bikes instead of | | | | their ankle bones into the "crank" part of the bike and |
| training wheels is a more effective way to teach kids | | | | those are easily removed as well from the center |
| how to ride a bike. In addition to the sheer joy brought | | | | area. If this job is too much for your mechanical skill |
| nearly in children by learning to ride a 2-wheeler, you | | | | level, the folks at any bike shop will do it for you in just |
| will furthermore save a tremendous amount of bucks | | | | minutes and usually for free when you tell them what |
| by not having to come up with the remarkably pricey | | | | you are trying to do. It is quite likely that your child has |
| and cumbersome 3-wheeled bikes made traditionally | | | | never experienced this degree of freedom associated |
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| The Skuut bike is just this sort of bike and fits children | | | | For Down Syndrome Children |
| of all abilities between the ages of about 2 and 5. The | | | | I also recommend that you give them a starting point |
| only issue of course is that they do not make bikes like | | | | and an ending point to begin with. For example you |
| these for older and bigger kids, at least that I have | | | | might tell them, "We're just going to ride your bike |
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| practice by making our own balance bikes for older | | | | be finished." By employing this strategy I have found |
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| How you might go about it: Start with a bike that you | | | | times they will ask to go farther or do it again. Don't let |
| don't care much about and remove the pedals. Next | | | | your love ones suffer anymore! Lead them out |
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| ground and teach them how to walk along at a slow | | | | program now! |