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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about:

Riding a bike without training wheels
Swimming without a floater

I have a six year old boy and he showers alone but wants help getting out, is starting with shoelaces, and doesn’t like buttons so I have clue. He can zipper. Can’t swim or bike so those are summer goals. [/quote]

My kids can swim 25m free alone and tread water for a minute (that’s the swim test at our pool) - around age 5 but I also basically have them in weekly swim lessons starting around age 3.5. I think a lot depends on how much they swim! Well, my older two boys could do that a little before 5, but my daughter is now 4.5 and I’m not sure she’s that close. I do think next summer at 5.5 she will probably be able to do it.

I commented earlier - that I have 3 kids. My oldest and middle boys learned to ride their bikes the same summer - so DS1 had just turned 7 (like that week), and DS2 was 4.5. 
My DD is 4.5 this summer and she’s definitely not interested in learning to ride a bike without training wheels yet. I’m guessing she’ll be around 6 when she learns. May depend on when the neighbor girls learn and if that makes her more interested.

Most of this stuff I don’t think you need to worry about too much. There’s a range depending on how much the parents work with the kid on it, etc.[/quote]

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