Bike riding classes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m being a total bitch but really? You need to out source how to teach your child to ride a bike? Holy cow! Who taught you?

I don't think that at all, I was so blown away by this post! I had no idea parents actually paid for someone else to teach their kids to ride their bikes. Most kids learn in a day. Find a weekend you have free and just make it fun by setting little goals.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m being a total bitch but really? You need to out source how to teach your child to ride a bike? Holy cow! Who taught you?

I don't think that at all, I was so blown away by this post! I had no idea parents actually paid for someone else to teach their kids to ride their bikes. Most kids learn in a day. Find a weekend you have free and just make it fun by setting little goals.

Well, clearly kids who don’t learn in a day are the ones who need these classes. If your kid learns in 30 mins, then yeah, you’d have no need for a class.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m being a total bitch but really? You need to out source how to teach your child to ride a bike? Holy cow! Who taught you?

I don't think that at all, I was so blown away by this post! I had no idea parents actually paid for someone else to teach their kids to ride their bikes. Most kids learn in a day. Find a weekend you have free and just make it fun by setting little goals.

Well, clearly kids who don’t learn in a day are the ones who need these classes. If your kid learns in 30 mins, then yeah, you’d have no need for a class.

Right? Bit of reading comprehension fail in this thread. Shockingly not all kids learn exactly the same. Or found it “fun”. Who cares how they learn - isn’t it great kids still want to ride bikes!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Landon Summer has a one week camp that teaches kids to ride a bike. I have my 6 year old signed up for one in August.

I really thought I had heard it all. Are you people all handicapped? It takes a weekend to teach a kid to ride a bike. LAZY.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m being a total bitch but really? You need to out source how to teach your child to ride a bike? Holy cow! Who taught you?

Not OP but yes you are being a total bitch. REI was a lifesaver for my 2 clumsy kids. They made it easy, it took a morning, and took all the stress out of it. But OP, not sure why you rule out REI. It was a pain to get down to that park in Alexandria where they teach but in hindsight totally, totally worth it. One morning and we never looked back.

It was a lifesaver for two lazy couch potato parents who can't be bothered.

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Anonymous wrote:After the REI one did not work for our child, we did one through Fairfax County Parks which totally worked. Maybe your area has something similar? Or if not you decide to do a Ffx one?

What was the problem with the REI class? Was just looking at one for my so ...

I had heard such good things. We had tried teaching ourselves (bitchy posters take note) but it did not work. Just ended in lots of fighting, carrying over into everyday life, and all with him still not learning. Some kids just do bot do well with their own parents as teachers, for my sensitive perfectionist it is especially true of anything he has difficulty mastering. Like he gets embarrassed we see him struggle? IDK - but not some magical bonding experience as suggested nor even a successful experience. I will absolutely outsource something I can if I ha e tried and don’t have success. Life is too short to sweat that!

Anyway, our REI class was full - whatever max capacity was - with varying levels of readiness, so between that and the instructor ratio they just didn’t get far enough along to the point where it worked. It likely varies. I was disappointed though because I had heard how great it was. The county rec class was more expensive (longer) but worth it. If I run into trouble again with my youngest I won’t bother with the REI class and will go straight to the parks one.

You have mental health issues if you don't have the maturity and patience to teach a kid how to ride a bike.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe OP doesn't know how to ride a bike. Not everyone knows how to ride a bike! Maybe op thinks it's easier for my kid to be taught by others since she won't listen to me.

Outsourcing=she's providing employment for another person.

Literally EVERY SINGLE aspect of parenting is easier if someone else does it. Mark my word, we aren't far off from people hiring people to come put their kids to bed for them.

Many nannies do that day in and day out. Next up camp at Landon on how to tie their shoes.

[Anonymous]

The last four posts are clearly all from the same person who is Big Mad that sometimes, it just doesn’t work out for parents to teach their kids how to ride a bike (or do some other task). I’m sure we’d all rather save the time and money and do it ourselves in 30 minutes but it doesn’t always work like that, so it’s great that there’s classes to fall back on! Can’t imagine getting so worked up about another kid taking a bike riding class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is such a strange post, I had never heard of outsourcing this. It took my kids my 3 kids all of 30 minutes on a long empty parking lot to learn how to ride their bike. We did it the Spring after each turned 6 years old. Even my non athletic (at all!) middle child learned. My husband taught them, it was nice bonding time. I guess it makes sense for single parents who work long hours/weekends and just don't have the time/energy. I believe they had a bike riding couple of weeks at school also, but they were much older.

Which part of "some kids have disabilities" did you misread?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Landon Summer has a one week camp that teaches kids to ride a bike. I have my 6 year old signed up for one in August.

I really thought I had heard it all. Are you people all handicapped? It takes a weekend to teach a kid to ride a bike. LAZY.

Yes. Some people have disabilities. And no, it doesn't take just a weekend for every kid. What is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

I will probably use a class to teach my 5 year old DD. She is a sensitive perfectionist like those described above and every time I try to teach her ANYTHING it ends in tears and drama. I was hoping my DH would teach her, but he keeps coming up with excuses for not even buying a bike and my MIL said it took him an extremely long and frustrating time to learn how to ride so I think that’s why he’s trying to avoid it. Every kid is different.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m being a total bitch but really? You need to out source how to teach your child to ride a bike? Holy cow! Who taught you?

Well, I guess I'm being a bitch too then. Teach your own kid to ride a bike! Sheesh. Its really not that difficult and that experience makes it all the more rewarding for you AND your kid.

+1. This is totally a UMC DC thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe OP doesn't know how to ride a bike. Not everyone knows how to ride a bike! Maybe op thinks it's easier for my kid to be taught by others since she won't listen to me.

Outsourcing=she's providing employment for another person.

Literally EVERY SINGLE aspect of parenting is easier if someone else does it. Mark my word, we aren't far off from people hiring people to come put their kids to bed for them.

Many nannies do that day in and day out. Next up camp at Landon on how to tie their shoes.

Nordstrom already has that. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is such a strange post, I had never heard of outsourcing this. It took my kids my 3 kids all of 30 minutes on a long empty parking lot to learn how to ride their bike. We did it the Spring after each turned 6 years old. Even my non athletic (at all!) middle child learned. My husband taught them, it was nice bonding time. I guess it makes sense for single parents who work long hours/weekends and just don't have the time/energy. I believe they had a bike riding couple of weeks at school also, but they were much older.

Which part of "some kids have disabilities" did you misread?

No one is begrudging kids with disabilities getting help. Come on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m being a total bitch but really? You need to out source how to teach your child to ride a bike? Holy cow! Who taught you?

Yes you are being a jerk. My 4yr old gets frustrated and wants to quit when my husband and I try to teach him things like riding a scooter or swimming. In a class setting he pays close attention and tries harder. It also helps him see other kids are learning the same thing he does and it helps him not get as frustrated.