Eliza's and Alexander's Riding Progress

Previously I have posted about Eliza and Alexander's bike riding and where they were at. Both were able to ride on their bikes but weren't so confident. 

Eliza had gotten really good at riding her bike but she couldn't start on her own. She was too nervous that she would fall down each time she tired to start. This meant that I always needed to be on hand at the park, on the road, on the pavers to help her start. This was ok but one morning when I wanted to do some gardening out the front Eliza kept needing me to help her start. She would only ride one lap of the road and then want me to help her again. I started to get frustrated because I knew that she could start if she put her mind to it and I also knew that I just wanted to do the weeding. Anyway, me pushing her resulted in her refusing to get back on her bike for a week, instead riding her scooter. Oops. I broke her.

We then headed to Daniel's combined 7th birthday party and she decided that she wanted to have a go at starting on her own. I think that seeing everyone else being able to start on their own pushed her to give it another go. She asked James if he could help her on the oval ride while the other kids played on the bmx track. He was great at encouraging her and she did it! She started on her own! So proud of her.

She then wanted James to help her on the BMX track with the other kids. Love that he confidence is growing when riding her bike.

Later that week I took the kids out to ride on the road and Eliza was so proud of herself that she could still start on her own. No turning back!

You can hear her saying 'Even though I started off a little bit wobbly, it doesn't matter'. Last week it did matter, now she has the confidence to keep going. Winner!

Alexander has also started to grow in confidence on his training wheel bike. Starting on his own, riding it further, preferring it over his tricycle. Just great to see!

 After being hesistant to ride more than 1 lap at a time, Alexander did do a few laps riding at the combined party too.

And then he wanted to get recognised for starting to ride on his own too, like Eliza did.

I love that the kids enjoy riding their bikes. I hope it continues to grow and that as they get older James and I can go on bike rides with them to explore new and different places as well as get some good exercise.