riding a bike

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How do you teach them to ride a bike? When my son was little he had a tricycle he never learned to ride. When he got a bit bigger we bought him a bike with training wheels and he never learned to ride it either. He has tried but he just can't seem to do it.

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My son is almost 18, he never learned to ride a bike, even with training wheels.

How do you teach them to ride a bike? When my son was little he had a tricycle he never learned to ride. When he got a bit bigger we bought him a bike with training wheels and he never learned to ride it either. He has tried but he just can't seem to do it.

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Thanks! I guess I'll just find other things he can do and will like.

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My son is almost 18, he never learned to ride a bike, even with training wheels.

How do you teach them to ride a bike? When my son was little he had a tricycle he never learned to ride. When he got a bit bigger we bought him a bike with training wheels and he never learned to ride it either. He has tried but he just can't seem to do it.

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On Oct 7, 2:25am, wrote:

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} Thanks! I guess I'll just find other things he can do and will like.

Well, just for a different experience, we gave Bam a bike

for Christmas and he learned very quickly and was able to take

the training wheels off within a few days. It helps - I

remember this from my own experience - to have a bike that's

a little smaller than what might be usually recommended.

Willa

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That's our story exactly. Eli says, " I'm just not into bikes, mom! "

Last time he tried, he tipped it over on a flat, level surface with

his training wheels on.

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> How do you teach them to ride a bike? When my son was little he had

a tricycle he never learned to ride. When he got a bit bigger we

bought him a bike with training wheels and he never learned to ride it

either. He has tried but he just can't seem to do it.

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My 3 1/2 year old is the same way - he still scoots on his trike and has zero

interest in using the pedals. We are nowhere near thinking about a bike. We have

worked on pedaling some in OT, but he still finds it hard and mostly just pushes

himself along. It was the same way when he turned 1 and got a ride on scooting

toy, except back then he would not even scoot - he just ran behind it pushing. I

don't have any answers, but just wanted to let you know that you are not alone!

Bridget

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> I have a 4 yr old Aspie and he has no interest in riding a bike. We tried

> to get him one last year for his 3rd birthday and he could careless. We

> tried again this year and same thing. My husband really wants to teach him

> how to ride a bike, so he went ahead and bought one anyway. When our son

> does get on a bike he has hard time peddling. So, we're not sure what to

> do. Should we try to teach him anyway? Or do we wait until he seems more

> interested? Has anyone else had this experience?

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> Thanks,

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Hi :I had to smile at your post because it brought back memories of my son when he was your son's age. We also got a bike at age 3 and he didn't have much interest in it. Got him a bigger one when he was 5, still no interest. Every once in awhile I could talk him into getting on it but he wasn't that keen on pedaling, etc. Then one day he was standing next to his bike and I said " it's getting late, time to go inside for dinner."Wouldn't you know it, the little stinker jumped on the bike and pedaled away from me as fast as he could. I was totally stunned! He pedaled down the sidewalk to the end of the block and stopped (no crossing the street). I went over to him and asked him why he'd never done that before and

he said "I never had to get anywhere before."I've always held that experience in my heart as one of the best examples of Asperger's logic ever.So my advice to you would be not to push your little guy to ride his bike right now. He may have his own private reason for not wanting to, may not be physically ready for it yet, may have other interests more important to him right now. Who knows? Maybe he doesn't feel he needs to get anywhere!I'll bet at some point he will develop an interest. He might also enjoy scooters and skateboards before he's interested in bikes. And he is only 4 - still plenty of time to learn!Hope this helps!PattiFrom: <tracyjohnson70@...> Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 6:47:28 PMSubject: ( ) Riding a bike

I have a 4 yr old Aspie and he has no interest in riding a bike. We tried to get him one last year for his 3rd birthday and he could careless. We tried again this year and same thing. My husband really wants to teach him how to ride a bike, so he went ahead and bought one anyway. When our son does get on a bike he has hard time peddling. So, we're not sure what to do. Should we try to teach him anyway? Or do we wait until he seems more interested? Has anyone else had this experience?

Thanks,

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Hi ,

My son doesn't like to try anything he can't already do and bike riding was on

that list. At the advice of a friend who is an avid biker, we bought him a

glide bike (no pedals). They just kind of walk along with it and then start

picking their feet up for longer periods on hills - it was neat and it worked

well.

The next thing that my friend pointed out was that the bike we had gotten him

(a Toys R Us one with training wheels) was too big (we wanted one he could use

for more than a year!) and heavy. The nicer brand bikes just have smoother

gears that are easier to pedal and less weight. We got him a small Specialized

one, let him use it without the pedals for a few weeks and then he begged us to

put them on.

That was when he was 3. At 5, he mountain bikes with us. We rationalized that

the $$$ bike was really less than 3 private OT sessions and certainly provides

plenty of sensory input! Oh, and he still loves to ride on that tiny glide

bike!

Good luck!

Sue

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> I have a 4 yr old Aspie and he has no interest in riding a bike. We tried to

get him one last year for his 3rd birthday and he could careless. We tried

again this year and same thing. My husband really wants to teach him how to

ride a bike, so he went ahead and bought one anyway. When our son does get on a

bike he has hard time peddling. So, we're not sure what to do. Should we try

to teach him anyway? Or do we wait until he seems more interested? Has anyone

else had this experience?

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> Thanks,

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More information here:

Learn How to Ride a Bicycle at Lose The Training Wheels.org

In a message dated 3/2/2011 8:49:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tracyjohnson70@... writes:

Well things seem to be getting a little better. My son was excited when he saw his new bike w/training wheels put together. My husband took him out and we gave him a lot of positive encouragement to try to pedal and he tried. My husband pushed him along and he pedaled when he could around the block. So it's a start. We know it won't happen overnight and it's gonna take some time. We'll keep at it when he wants to and we won't force it on him. He'll ride a bike when he's ready.

Thank you all so much for your comments, suggestions and support. I truly truly appreciate it! It's so good to know we weren't alone on this one and that many of you have experienced the same thing. I'm so happy to have this group to turn to.

Thanks again!