Knowing that he had been riding on his own last summer, this news bothered me and I determined to help him become proficient.
It took just an hour or so on Sunday, a few mild spills and one medium until we both felt that we had succeeded.
Success was confirmed when today Arthur was able to bike along with the other kids on the block.
Hopefully Arthur will remember yesterday fondly for years to come. If not, he can always read this blog. ;)
Oh yeah, and I inadvertently learned a bit of pragmatic advice for would-be bike-riding coaches: let them crash one time, then teach them about the "controlled stop".
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Way to go Arthur!
Way to go James!
Abby got on her bike for the first time a week ago and had a bit of trouble and uncertainty at first as well. She is on a smooth and relatively flat road so I imagine learning in the "rough" as Arthur may have needed to do is a bit tougher.
She had to go about re-learning on her own that time because I was busy with The Wee One on her big wheel.
Hurray Arthur! I used to love riding my sister Lou's bike!
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