We bought Nathan I bike when we lived in Nevada and I just never felt comfortable having him ride it outside (there were too many idiots that would speed down our street). When we moved he really didn't have in interest in it for awhile, but we got the training wheels, encouraged him to try, and soon after we decided to have him try riding without them but he was nervous - and so was I! Tyler thought it would be better to take off the training wheels and let him get used to balancing so that he could see how it felt, rather then let him keep using the training wheels as a crutch. I would have a heart attack every time Tyler would let go of the bike.
Then one day Nathan's friend came over to play and his mom brought his bike along. She told us to have him focus on one fixed point and look at it while riding to help steady him. He started riding right there and then without falling! I was so amazed!
Tyler continued to work with him and now he asks to go out and ride all the time instead of us telling him it is time to practice. So exciting! We took this video last month and I am just now getting to post it, I don't know where time goes....
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Way to go, Nathan!! You are lucky to have such a nice flat driveway to practice on. That's the one thing holding Madelyn back--our street is too slanted and busy.
Woohoo! I remember when Kev went flying over a curb one time, hahahahahahahaha :P
That's awesome! Great job Nathan!!
(P.S. thanks for all your hep and tips with the sleep training. It helped me a lot!!)
oops. "Hep" means help :)
Congrats Nathan!
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