Teaching 5 year old to ride bike

[foreverchangingnappies]

So long story short… last summer we removed the stabilisers from my child’s bike. He caught on pretty quick and can balance fine with just a small push to get going. He will pedal a small distance (nice and steady) but will then put his feet down and stop. It’s like he loses momentum to keep moving. We have been teaching him on grass mostly. Also he can’t seem to figure out starting off himself. He was doing well towards the end of last summer but then we didn’t go out in winter due to the weather.

Any tips please? One to get him to be able to pedal further before he loses momentum, and also for getting him to be able to start off himself! He is 5 and a half years old.(

How is he with other activities @foreverchangingnappies? Can he run, scoot and catch a ball? Not necessarily all together

get off the grass - its hard going and easier to loose momentum. its good for initial security, but it sounds like your child needs to be able to get more speed and keep it, which will be very hard on grass.

For starting - My son was struggling with this as well, but then my father recommended starting on a very gentle hill, and this worked wonders. We found a place to cycle with a very long gradual hill, and it just helps them pick up speed after starting, which they can then carry on with.