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How long to get the hang of a balance bike?

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mizzles · 26/12/2019 21:01

Bought DD (2.7) a balance bike (Isla Rothan) for Christmas. She is not the most athletic child but not noticeably behind (e.g. can jump, walk along a balance beam and walk up stairs with alternating feet if they're not too big/steep). I don't think her balance is particularly bad. She already has a scooter which she has ridden competently since she was just over 2. But she is deeply sceptical about the balance bike, pronouncing it 'too wobbly'. Obviously it's very early days but I'd be interested to know how long it took any similar kids to get the hang of it, just yo give me a reasonable baseline. She has a Scuttlebug which she likes but is clearly not very confident about holding the new one up herself. Any tips for helping her much appreciated! She often needs a bit of persuading to try new physical stuff, although enjoys it once she's got the gang of it.

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