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[quote=Anonymous]She's only 3.5. The issue might be that you are pushing her to balance and glide before she is ready. I think most kids that age just sort of walk around with their butts on the seat. The pressure to do it before she is ready may just be turning her off. My kid finally learned to ride a bike without training wheels in a couple of days using a balance bike, but he was like 7. It can take younger kids much longer to develop the skills.

You could try a regular bike, but I would get one from a shop so they can make sure it fits her. And I would let her putt around on it at her own pace and not pressure her to practice or get the training wheels off.  When she's ready, you could either try again with a balance bike, or take the pedals off her bike so she learns to glide.

Just don't pressure her. My kid didn't touch a bike for 2 years after DH tried to teach him how to ride it one day. I finally bought a balance bike and bribed him to try it. He got it very quickly, but as I said he was much older at that point.
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