Encouraging DD to learn to ride her bike?

[Ismeyes]

DD has just turned 5. She has a bike, but often does not want to ride it. We have tried to encourage her to learn, but she says she is scared. She can ride and balance on a 2 wheeled scooter no problems.

Today I tried to get her to take the bike to the park to learn to ride without stabilisers and she got very upset and tearful about it. AIBU to keep mentioning it to her, or am I being overbearing? She says she doesn't care if she can't ride a bike and I find it hard to argue that it is an essential life skill.

mumwithdice I think my dad might have this actually!

endo sorry wasn't meaning you weren't letting him just saying that you should be the perfect calm person to teach him as you have had the experience of the other end of the spectrum.

Small bike is the way to go often we try to make our DCs learn on bikes that are the right size for them if they are able to ride but to learn it is easier on a smaller bike

Tag a long bikes are great as they teach balance all my DCs were on them from age 2ish and they all learnt to ride by 4 and a half. But then we are a mad cycling family DH has done Lands End to Jon o Graotes twice in the last 4 years just hasn't persuaded the kids and I to tag a long yet

I'm intending to be the "team car" when they all go off riding (have two boys, husband is a keen cyclist) and meet them with picnics.

I did try learning again as an adult, still can't do it.

Second boy has not inherited his mother's lack of co-ordination and rides confidently.

endo the team car sounds good to me too, I am a keen cyclist but DHs idea of 40-50 miles a day is just a little too far (by about 35-45miles) for me. He did ask the other day when DD4 would be able to ride around 20miles as he thinks the other 3 (10,8,7) already can. Think he may be living on a different planet to the rest of the family

I wouldn't push her - she will learn in her own time. BTW my son is 15 and won't go near a bike but loves scuba diving which seems really weird to me!

It is really not worth worrying about-she will learn when she wants to and not before.

Just leave it out and about; she'll take to it.