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[quote=Anonymous]I think figuring out why he or she is refusing is important.

My DD was scared of falling. I totally get that. I think she was also scared of failure. She did tell me that I had to teach her b/c "Daddy isn't patient enough". I reassured her that the worst that would happen is that she would scrape a knee, ankle or elbow, but she would live. I reminded her that she wasn't born knowing how to walk or ski, but she learned to do both. She also fell several times learning to walk and ski, and she lived through it. I told her that the kids who she saw riding bikes had worked hard to learn, that it takes time.

Once she was willing to try, I put old socks on the pedals of her bike (so they wouldn't scrape her legs), and just had her coast from on side of an empty parking lot to the other. No need to pedal, just coast with the legs sticking out to the sides for balance. And when she was ready she could put her feet on the pedals, but no need to pedal. And then one day she put her feet on the pedals and started pedaling.

Now she asks to go for a bike ride most weekends, and especially loves riding with her Daddy.

REI does teach classes. I believe you can also hire the instructors to give private lessons, too.[/quote]

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