The New & Faster Way to Teach a Child How to Ride a Bike Without Training Wheels
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2016
- What if we've been teaching kids the wrong way for decades? This new method will have your child riding a bike without training wheels faster, with fewer falls, fewer tears, and more fun! For detailed steps, visit: www.drstevesilvestro.com/bike
I've been trying to help a child with autism learn to ride a bike for several years now. We copied your method in this video and he was riding without training wheels within 2 hours. Amazing! You and your son did a great job putting this video together. Thank you!
My grandson is 6 and a very timid child. He was very resistant to learning. We showed him the video and his sister got him to do the steps. He was riding in about 20 min! Once he was on the bike he didn't want to get off! Thank you for this easy technique! We didn't remove the pedals but did lower, then raise the seat. Awesome! ❤️
THANKS! I was having a hard time teaching my son then my wife showed me this. He was riding within an hour! Sure beats running alongside him 🤣
We followed your video, In 2 hours my daughter riding bike by herself, Thank you
I'm so thrilled for you & your daughter, Harmanjot! Congratulations to you both. I hope she has a wonderful time riding!
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Our 11 yr old (adopted) daughter has never been taught to ride. I saw this video yesterday and she’s already riding today!! So amazing!! This works wonderfully!
After many months of resistance and fear I showed my 8 year old the video and the comments and he agreed to give it ago. Over two short sessions he asked for his pedals back on and away he went!
Thank you so much
Wonderful! I hope he has so much fun!
I can’t thank you enough for this video. I was struggling with my 6 year old. We saw this and tried it, only took a few hours and she is riding her bike like a pro now.
Hi Greg-This is so wonderful to hear! I’m glad the method worked so well for you guys. Here’s to your daughter and a lifetime of adventure on her bike!
By using the method taught in this video, i was able to teach my 8-year-old son to ride a 2-wheel bike in 3 days! This really boosted his confidence and he’s such a happy boy now! Thank you Dr!
You're welcome, Stormy! I'm so glad this helped & hope your son has a lifetime of adventures on his bike!
You have my eternal gratitude for sharing this truly easy, painless (and very logical) way. 3 sessions, and we were set. Thanks a million to the good doctor.
I’m so glad to hear this worked for you guys! Thanks for the kind words!
Thanks for this! I'm an older teen but I never learned because of an ankle and calf muscle issue I had as a kid. During the Quarantine, I thought it'd be cool to learn in my driveway- to be outside and still social distance!
You’re right-this is the perfect time to try something new! Best of luck & have fun!
This method really, really works.
In two twenty-minute sessions, I was able to teach my 4-year old to ride without training wheels.
Great video.
+ Jimmy Pargass - That’s so great to hear-thanks for sharing! I hope your child has a great time on the bike!
Im depressed know thats half my age and I cant ride a bike
@@jackieshaw1967 you'll get there
I'd reccomend you have someone helping you like holding you while you ride straighten your back put equal weight/pressure on the bike then dont fear to fall after that let the person/parent take their hands off you then try to ride foward without moving/unbalancing and if that does happen just try turning your direction to which way your unbalanced and just try to ride.
Note that im 2 years older than you if you
Are 8 years old.
Thank you Dr Steve. I tried your method with my 6 year old grandson. I tried teaching him on a 20 inch bike but he could not reach the ground while on the seat. So we tried a 16 inch bike. He had the balancing part figured out in about 3 hours. I put the pedals back on and he was riding around pretty good. He only needs to work on starting from a dead stop. Thanks again. PS. UA-cam is awsome.
That's great! I'm glad this helped. Starting from a dead stop is tough. The best way to do it when first starting out is to have him do one strong bunny hop, then start pedaling once the bike is moving. Trying to pedal from a dead stop is tough for young kids because many don't yet have the strength to have that first pedal push them with enough force to keep them steady. Best of luck to your grandson!
When he is 6 he learns and I cant even ride with training wheels when I was six
I showed this video to my son and he learned how to ride a bike within an hour! Thank you 😊
Thank you for this video. It helped teach my daughter to ride in an hour or less. She had been a scooter kid, mainly out of fear of riding a bike without training wheels. Very proud.
Grate video.
I have a few comment thou. My granson started on a balance bike and mastered it at the age of 2 yrs. Next to no instruction, he figured it out by himself, steering and countersteering, keeping the balance etc. After some weeks he advanced to a Woom-2 bike with pedals, freewheel, two brakes a high steering bar and a low seat. You sit low with good oversight.
We put a lot of time into training at slow speed, braking to a stop. Step off at the side you want to, that is full control of your lean direction as the bike coms to full stop. Sharp U-turns at low speed. All of this for him to learn not only to ride in a straight line, but to have full control of the bike. This training started the moment he was ready for it.
In short; no support wheels, no pedals (take them off), low seat, start with duck walking and off you go. Works for toddlers and for adults, never too late.
This should be the only way to teach a child to ride. My kids 9 and 13 were afraid to ride because I tried teaching them how I learned. Too many falls, a lot of frustration and they wanted nothing to do with it. I showed them this video and off we went. Literally less than thirty minutes later they were both riding a bike like they had been doing it all their life. It was amazing and so simple and I can't believe I never heard of this method. Bought three new bikes and the whole family has been riding everyday since. Thanks so much.
I'm so glad to hear this! Thanks for sharing & for the kind words. I hope they have a blast riding!
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! we had my 8yr old daughter gliding and bunny hopping for a week, today we put the pedals back on the bike and she instantly went to riding by herself! Day 1 of gliding was full of tears, every day we had tears from something...but today was just tears of joy 🤩 your method is very much appreciated, thank you! God bless 🙏
My message will be in french.... L'été dernier, j'ai tenté par tous les moyens de faire apprendre la bicyclette à ma fille de 6 ans. Mes tentatives ont été des échecs. Ma fille se frustrait (et moi aussi) et je n'avais aucune idée comment lui faire apprendre la bicyclette. Cette année, à 7 ans, à la fonte des neiges, j'ai découvert cette vidéo et cette méthode. Après 45 minutes, ma fille pouvait faire de la bicyclette par elle-même. Elle était si heureuse et fière d'elle-même. Cette méthode a été tout à fait extraordinaire et salvatrice. Merci beaucoup d'avoir partagé cette vidéo avec nous ! C'est réellement très apprécié.
Karl, je ne parle pas beaucoup français, donc j'utilise Google Translator - j'espère qu'il n'y a pas trop d'erreurs. Votre message m'a fait tellement plaisir. Je suis ravie que vous et votre fille appréciez cela ensemble, et j'espère qu'elle se sent fière de son accomplissement! Merci beaucoup d'avoir partagé votre histoire!
I followed this technique. I was skeptical in the beginning but it really worked. We removed the paddles too for few days and later on installed the paddles again. In few days which was less than 10 days he was able to ride bicycle on his own. Thank you so much.
Have watched many videos. But this method is so effective. My daughter is 6, it's been more than 2 years she touched a bike, that too with training wheels.
Bought a new one and followed the exact way. On day one, It jus took 45 mins she started riding at least 3 metres on her own. Thanks a lot. Hats off.
Wonderful! I hope she has fun!
This was so helpful! My daughter has tried for years and we followed your tips and within an hour she had pedals back on and riding! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Awesome! I'm so glad to hear that! I hope she has wonderful adventures with her bike ahead of her!
This worked! My 6 year old son was riding within 10-15min. thanks for posting!
I’m so glad! I hope he has a wonderful time riding and is proud of his accomplishment!
I didn't learn until I was 19 and only a little then in my 30s finally rode a bike 🤦🏻♀️ my parents never got me a bike we lived in an apartment in NYC so sad now we have a 6 year old to teach so this is super helpful. My husband knows how to do everything but he has no patience so it's up to me and I had no idea how to teach him. Thanks!!!
Good job Cole. You were ready and responsive at every point of instruction. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for this video. It helped us teach our 3.8 year old son. Now he rides like a pro.
Such a great idea. I am going to try this now. My 6 year old is ready but couldn't figure out how I was going to teach him. Thank you Dr. Steve!
Thank you!! We practiced without pedals for about a week and the kids were riding with pedals today in about 5 minutes.
Thank you for this video! My girls are starting to get the hang of it! Their confidence has increased! They are making progress!
Tony, I’m so happy to hear this! Seeing that confidence is the absolute best, isn’t it! Keep going, girls! 💪
my kids( 7 and 4) and myself are ready!!! i never learnt how to ride. we watched the video 2x and we are ready. lol so wish us luck!!!
Alright! Best of luck to you guys & have fun!
This is great method. I followed and my son learnt riding a bike so quick, happily and without any trouble... thanks a ton 👍
Mahesh, I’m so happy to hear this! I hope he has a wonderful time riding with many adventures ahead!
Thanks a lot Dr Steve Silvestro, I tried this with my 6 years old today, in10 minutes off he went for a ride by himself. Thanks again 👍
Krishnadip Shakya - I’m so happy to hear that! He’s off to a lifetime of adventure on that bike. Congrats to you both!
This video is a great way to teach your child to ride a bicycle it worked for me and my granddaughter it didn't more than 10 minutes thank you!
You all in the comments are very encouraging. I can’t wait to try this for my 7 year old so we can get him riding for his 8th birthday.
It’s pathetic that I can’t ride a bike but all my friends can!
How old are you?
Well I’m 10 but literally my younger cousins know how to ride a bike
@@somekpoptea2796 me too!! im 11 and my 7 and 8 yr old cousins ride a bike wicked fast while im trying to catch up pathetically behind them 😔
Annika Haylah sooo true!!!
Annika Haylah I’m 11 too and I’m too embarrassed to go outside to try ride my bike
20 minutes without training wheels and pedals...the next day riding with no issue on the way try. So easy. Thanks!
Friend/ want to go ride bikes?
Me/ I can't
Friend/ you can't ride!
Me/ i never learned
Friend/ I'll teach you!
Friend Goals
Brooke Tacos lucky my friends never teach me when I ask them :(
My friends showed me how to ride a bike aswell
Mood
Brooke Tacos yes
i tried this but they all laughed at me D:
Thank you for your video. Today my son has started riding the bike by following these instructions.
Wonderful! I’m so happy to hear this-I hope he enjoys riding!
tried this technique with my daughter and believe it or not she learned within 2 hours!!! amazing!
librakuwait lol I learned in 25 minutes
Thank you so much for this information. ☺️☺️
Hi my 6yr is the size of an 8 almost 9 year old so I don’t know what to do. He’s never rode before and I had to get him a 20’ bike with no training wheels because the 16’ was really small for him and that’s the last size with training wheels and front brake handles. I bought a separate pair of training wheels but they’re too dang short. Please advise. I really hope someone offers a solution. Do I keep the bigger wheel bike or get the smaller one? Thank you
Very good video! Thank you!!! 😊
I had followed the exact steps ( except the last glide and raising the seat) before watching this video and she started riding in 15 minutes. No kidding. This method works,
This so worked! Thank you!!!
Thank you very much for the steps shared in this video Dr. Steve. I used them with my daughter today and she was riding within 30 minutes. The bunny hops were especially useful.
That’s so great to hear! I’m glad this helped and hope she has plenty of fun riding her bike!
Thanks going to try it today!
I cant wait to try this!!!! Ty!!!
Thanks for your post. Worked liked a charm for my 4 year old.
I love it! So glad it helped!
I am going to learn this a lot!
Thank you i`ve been trying to help my little brother and i finally did it this really helped
This is a very nice step
Thank you so much for this video!
You’re welcome!
My 2 year old is successfully riding very well with training wheels but is too small to reach the ground with the seat lowered should i just wait until she grows a bit.
I cant wait to try this technique with my son! He is 9 and we tried the way I was taught (wrong!) which made him crash. That made him leary but I know this will be something he will try. I hope to post an update soon. Great idea. Ty
He learned by using this technique in about 4 15 min sessions! Ty
@@aboomalacani5829 so how did u know he was ready to put the pedals on then.
My son's already discouraged so im nervous about having him try this new way.i dont want him to get his hopes up 😪
Sam nic, I knew it was time to put the pedals back on when he asked me to! This is pretty close to how we got to that point:
He had been tip-toeimg around (propelling himself) on a flat paved section of road that I located which had little to no traffic. He would occasionally lift his feet up a little as he went along. I counted out loud how long his feet were up each time which gave him confidence in balancing himself. That is when he asked for the pedals. Once i put the pedals back on, he lifted his feet up and the ability to balance he had developed while tip-toeing, allowed him time to get his feet on the pedals. After he mastered getting his feet on the pedals, he gradually began to pedal full revolutions.
That process went something like
him going from pedaling a 1/4 turn on the first effort to a half turn on the second effort before putting his toes down because he would lose his balance. It went on like that for numerous efforts but the pedal strokes gradually became longer. It is a moment of "greatness" for sure when those become full pedal strokes and are back-to-back. Next thing you know, you hear "I'm doing it!" :)
I encouraged my son throughout the entire process, reminding him that these "steps" would add up and altogether equal him riding all by himself. Going further, I told him that it is "normal" for this to take time and be a challenge but it would be worth it. Breaking the steps down into 10-15 min sessions also kept my son from getting too impatient, tired and discouraged. I hope this helps.
Learned it.♥️
This was a great video
Anyone can learn how to ride a bike instantly with this😁
Thanks I just got a bike with no training wheels thanks for the help ❤️
The problem i have is balancing properly, i could ride it for a few seconds and then just lean too far to the side
Spedup Songs a tip is, ride a scooter, learn that, then you’ll learn balance. Soon your move to a bike. I’m 9 and don’t know how to ride a bike.
Practice makes perfect
Are 8 and 9 year olds really commenting on UA-cam videos?
I can't ride a bike and I'm 12 😂
@Alibo The Dog your right I'll train tommorow
that was awesome. thank you doc
Happy to help, Jai 👍
Thank you two soooo much!
You're very welcome! I'm so glad this has helped. Have fun biking!
Thank you I feel confident that I can teach her
thankyou thankyou thankyou such great info in this. Will be using this method to teach my little one
Great, Kristy! I hope all goes well!
My son is 8. 3 years ago he was eager to learn. We made the mistake of having practice in the middle of a open field where lots of kids play. He crashed in front of lots of people and it left an impact on him. Now he’s so embarrassed he doesn’t want to learn
Thank you for this! Took about 1.5 hours to teach my son to ride!
Wonderful! I'm so glad to hear this -- I hope he has a wonderful time riding!
I’ll try this method tomorrow I hope it works!
I’m starting this today. I can’t do the “run along side” without throwing off my sons balance so, let’s see how this goes. I’ll be back with an update! Today is 4/14/20.
Tee Dew Oof I just learned today
By putting in equal weight straight back and I was of riding even learned how to turn.
Great shirt on your son!! Two weeks ago, we got our daughters their first bikes. My nearly 4 year old has training wheels, and my nearly 2 year olds' bike converts to a balance bike. So doing some research, I decided to remove the training wheels and pedals, and she loves it. She's trotting with the bike, trying to glide and is just enjoying it. 👍👍
That’s wonderful, Miya! I’m glad she’s having fun! (And go Nats!)
First off ,you have to get them on the right size bike start off with a balance bike then work your wake up to a bigger bike my son learn how to ride a pedal bike after one year on a balance bike and he's 4 you don't want to take a chain off a bike and pedals to where he's going to take corners and was cranks are going to hit the ground and he's going to fall and get hurt?
I can't wait to try this out with my granddaughter she is nine years old and has always had training wheels she's been struggling so I hope this works🤞🏻
Best of luck!
Phew am not the only one who's nine yr old and can't ride without ba training wheels
If you want to learn how to ride a bike watch RAD! That's the most logical way. LOL! I watched that over and over when I was a kid.
Thank you Dr. Very helpful and I feel much better about helping my son make the transition to no Training Wheels!
Great! I’m so glad this has helped! All the best!
Oh good job 👏
Well my bla lance is good not perfect I’m just scared but the hardest part for me is starting to go i keep missing the peddle on the lower peddle
excellent video!!
Thanks!
Im25 and now that I got my daughter her triciycle I really wish I could bike with her someday so hopefully I get me a bike soon and start practicing lol
a bunny hop is when you get both tires of the ground
And hop
Exactly! 😂😂😂
parker Nelson ...hilarious, thats what i remember too
In biking terms yes. This is for beginners though. But ask a kid to bunny hop and they will do it with their feet.
From Europe and i agree on that one 👍
Me not knowing how to ride a bike without training wheels and I have to get a bike for my size (I’m 5’3”) and it doesn’t have training wheels- 😔
Im actually 9 years old and i dont know how to ride a bike.... My brother even knows how to ride a bike already i was jealous.. So i went outside and tried to bike but i couldnt even move because there was no training wheels so my brother's friends laughed because i dont even know how to ride a bike i was devastated and embarrassed i was so sad i startes to cry and went in my house
I mean... People learn...
This really worked for my daughter. Should have done this sooner
Thanks
We buyed a bike yesterday and i learned yesterday and i couldn't use my phone until i learned how to bike
Nice
If it wasn’t for my parents I wouldn’t know how to ride a bike my grandma helped me and I learned how to ride without training wheels 6 or 7 yrs old and now I’m 10 really good at riding a bike
Nice work little guy!
Yes, yes, yes!!! We were unable to remove the pedals...but that didn't stop the 9 year old, 1 hour and the 7 year old, 2 hours, to successfully learn to ride their new bikes without training wheels!!
Did u loosen the chain?
I'm 22 year old man and I keep falling off my bike
Its fear. Mental. I keep being scared to put my foot up
@virgil carvajal shut up
Rahat Hasan You'll get it soon i can't ride a bike either im 13
That’s ok just practice
Rahat Hasan everybody gets scared to ride a bike
ty so much im a kid and i keep o watching vid ive learned from thi
Thank you . my kid got it in 25 minutes.
Excellent! I’m so glad, Oscar! I hope you guys have a blast!
I've come to understand that apparently children today have a harder time learning to ride a bike than kids of my generation did. I wonder why? Nobody really taught my generation how. I had training wheels for exactly one push by my dad and a ten foot ride. I turned around and said "dad, can you take these darn things off please?" With a proud smile on his face off they came and I zipped away on the new bike I had. Full disclosure I had a tricycle at 3 or 4 so riding a bike at 5 was easy. I guess kids don't have tricycles anymore.
great job buddy! :)
i actually wanted to get to know the details, because this is really good.
In fact i understand why the running cycles are so in trend hahaa! :D
But the link to the website does not work anymore :(
Thanks for letting me know---the link is now fixed!
thanx! :)
🤩my 4 year old is giving it a go and definitely doing great after 15 minutes of bunny hop
I can't learn to ride bike hehe. Sad for me....nice video
They have bikes like that the gt shuffle or the strider bike that's how my kid learned
Yup, those are awesome (and I have links to them in the article linked in the video description). This is one way to turn a regular bike into a balance bike in case you already had a regular bike. Happy riding!
Taught my kids this way, worked like a charm! 2 sessions of an hour each, that's it.
That’s so great to hear, Viv! I hope they enjoy riding!
Cool
its weird that i knew how to bike yesterday and before that but not today?
What if a person's balance is the fault for their inability to ride without training wheels?
Wow😄😳🤩 i dont know how to bike so im going to try that
Cool I love bike
My son is about to turn 12 and is autistic. I've tried to teach him how to ride a bike a few times over the years but I've never succeeded. Do you think this is a good way for him to learn?
Hi Shannon-I think this is definitely a good way to try. There are comments below from other families whose children have learned with this approach in the face of various physical and developmental challenges. It’s certainly worth a try. Best of luck!
How'd it go? Hoping it all worked out for your son and you💖
I can only partly ride a bike w out training wheels.. I tried one training wheel you want to push more weight on the part with the training wheel side :p
You might find that using this method with the training wheels off entirely is more helpful. Keeping the training wheels on, even just one, acts like a crutch that keeps you from learning the best way to balance. Give it a try--I know you'll get there!