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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Teaching your children how to ride a bike is one of the milestones of being a parent[/b] and by all means don't contract this out.  Kids pick it up at different times but bike riding is not as enticing to kids today as it once was because they have parents who will drive them everywhere.  Anyway, take the training wheels off, go into a parking lot and give it a go.  It may take some time but when he succeeds, it will be a wonderful moment for both of you, despite the tense times that might lead up to that success. [/quote]

I'm the poster whose kids learned at the NPS session.  The ranger asked me if I knew how to ride a bike.  Why yes I do know how to ride a bike, and I remember that traumatic day when I was 7 years old when I learned from my dad.  It was not his finest parenting moment and I still remember it 25+ years later, but not with fondness or pride in my accomplishment.

While it might be a milestone for the parent, it might be a bad idea for your kid.  My kids had a wonderful experience learning and there was no tension leading up to that moment of success.  I told my dad about the class and his reaction was along the lines of - that's a great idea, teaching a kid to ride a bike is so frustrating for parent and kid.  [/quote]

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