{"id":144000000190,"date":"2019-05-07T16:01:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T16:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/?p=144000000190"},"modified":"2019-05-07T16:01:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T16:01:28","slug":"teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Your Preschooler to Ride a Bike"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-144000000191 \" src=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2019\/05\/Ride-a-Bike.jpg\" alt=\"Ride a Bike\" width=\"1000\" height=\"697\" \/><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ditching the training wheels on their beloved bike is a scary thought for most preschoolers! These tips will help them feel safer, giving them space to try something new and learn a new skill.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Gear Up<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to wearing a helmet, get your child knee and elbow pads. This extra protection will help make falling seem less scary. While they will probably only wear these for a short time while learning, the extra confidence boost they bring will be a game-changer as your child learns to ride without training wheels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Lower the Seat<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another confidence boost for your child can come from lowering their bike seat. Lower it all the way so their feet can touch the ground. When your preschooler is used to riding their bike, you can raise it back to normal height.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Try Grass, Then Concrete<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grass is a great, softer surface for your child to start learning to ride on. They won\u2019t get as many cuts and scrapes when they fall and it will seem less intimidating. Once they are starting balance on their own, let them move on and try the concrete!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Let Go<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While your child starts pedaling, hold onto the back of their bike to help them balance. After a few pedals, let go! Let them know they will fall but that they won\u2019t be hurt because they are protected and on the grass. After falling once, they will see it\u2019s okay and won\u2019t be as scared. This will help them gain the confidence they need to keep trying until they master riding without training wheels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Through all of these steps, remember to be patient and encouraging towards your child! Your attitude and belief in them will go a long way as they try something that is scary and unfamiliar to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Want to learn more about<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.krk40tx.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Kids \u2018R\u2019 Kids Learning Academy of Houston Metro<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> located in Richmond, Texas? Our mission is to provide secure, nurturing, and educational environments for children ages 6 weeks \u2013 12 years. We help children to bloom into responsible, considerate, and contributing members of society. For more information, give us a call or stop by for a tour! We\u2019d love to get to know you and your family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ditching the training wheels on their beloved bike is a scary thought for most preschoolers! These tips will help them feel safer, giving them space to try something new and learn a new skill. Gear Up In addition to wearing a helmet, get your child knee and elbow pads. This extra protection will help make [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":144000000191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144000000010],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144000000190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Teaching Your Preschooler to Ride a Bike - Houston Metro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Teaching Your Preschooler to Ride a Bike - Houston Metro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ditching the training wheels on their beloved bike is a scary thought for most preschoolers! These tips will help them feel safer, giving them space to try something new and learn a new skill. Gear Up In addition to wearing a helmet, get your child knee and elbow pads. This extra protection will help make [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Houston Metro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-07T16:01:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2019\/05\/Ride-a-Bike-1000x630.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"adminrosemarketing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"adminrosemarketing\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Teaching Your Preschooler to Ride a Bike - Houston Metro","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Teaching Your Preschooler to Ride a Bike - Houston Metro","og_description":"Ditching the training wheels on their beloved bike is a scary thought for most preschoolers! These tips will help them feel safer, giving them space to try something new and learn a new skill. Gear Up In addition to wearing a helmet, get your child knee and elbow pads. This extra protection will help make [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/","og_site_name":"Houston Metro","article_published_time":"2019-05-07T16:01:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2019\/05\/Ride-a-Bike-1000x630.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"adminrosemarketing","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"adminrosemarketing","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/"},"author":{"name":"adminrosemarketing","@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/#\/schema\/person\/41e45b7c14cc7dbcc04ee01cd5e302bb"},"headline":"Teaching Your Preschooler to Ride a Bike","datePublished":"2019-05-07T16:01:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/"},"wordCount":381,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2019\/05\/Ride-a-Bike.jpg","articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/","url":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/","name":"Teaching Your Preschooler to Ride a Bike - Houston Metro","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2019\/05\/Ride-a-Bike.jpg","datePublished":"2019-05-07T16:01:28+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/#\/schema\/person\/41e45b7c14cc7dbcc04ee01cd5e302bb"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2019\/05\/Ride-a-Bike.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2019\/05\/Ride-a-Bike.jpg","width":1000,"height":697,"caption":"Ride a Bike"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/2019\/05\/07\/teaching-your-preschooler-to-ride-a-bike\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Teaching Your Preschooler to Ride a Bike"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/#website","url":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/","name":"Houston Metro","description":"Just another Kids &#039;R&#039; Kids site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/#\/schema\/person\/41e45b7c14cc7dbcc04ee01cd5e302bb","name":"adminrosemarketing","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b6fbb270013d86f58a9229bf717271db8331eca8a03f9524f50b67472a429f88?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b6fbb270013d86f58a9229bf717271db8331eca8a03f9524f50b67472a429f88?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"adminrosemarketing"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/rosemarketingsolutions.net"],"url":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/author\/lisarosemarketing\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144000000190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144000000190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144000000190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144000000191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144000000190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144000000190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/houston-metro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144000000190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}