active image child's life contributes to it physical development and receiving positive emotions. Therefore, the first question that parents face when their child wants to acquire a two-wheeled “iron horse” is how to teach a child to ride a bicycle. At first glance, the task is quite difficult, given the factor that children want everything at once. Therefore, you should be patient and, of course, reliable. sports equipment, which will eliminate the appearance of "green knees".

Preparatory stage

Before you start learning, you need to properly prepare. If the bike has already been purchased and correctly adjusted to the height of the child, you need to take care of the presence of a helmet, protection for the knees and hands. This uniform will avoid the appearance of abrasions and scratches. In addition, it will eliminate the risk of psychological trauma to the baby.

You need to learn to ride a bike on a pre-selected flat road without significant obstacles, potholes or densely planted trees.

The main stages of mastering a bicycle

There are many methods that will tell you how to teach a child to ride a bike. Each parent chooses their own. As practice shows, it is closely related to one's own experience of learning to ride a bike and is limited to running behind a bike while holding the rear rack or handlebars.

Experts in the field of sports driving style insist on a phased development of skating tactics. Attempts to learn everything and immediately will not give instant results. On the contrary, this will lead to the fatigue of parents and the appearance of a feeling of self-doubt in the baby. Step-by-step training will allow you to master the skills in turn and improve them with each new lesson.

It should be borne in mind that each cycling lesson should not overwork the child. It will be as effective and useful as possible with a duration of 30-40 minutes.

Step-by-step training includes mastering:

• balancing technique;
• steering;
• pedaling;
• braking.

Balancing technique

To learn how to keep balance, you need to do next exercise. Adjust the seat of the bicycle to the height of the child so that he can freely touch the ground with his feet. Put your baby on it and slowly lower the bike down a slight incline so that it can roll. The child will begin to balance himself to avoid falling. For greater convenience, it is recommended to remove the pedals. Having done this manipulation several times, it is worth making the little cyclist drive on his own, without touching the ground with his feet. If the request is granted, he has already mastered the technique of maintaining balance while riding. Pedals can be put in place.

It is worth considering that children can maintain balance correctly from 5-6 years old. It is possible to learn balancing from the age of four if there are individual physiological features and certain skills.

Pedaling

Initially, it is necessary to perform training, which involves mastering the technique of placing the feet on the pedals. The child should put their feet on and off the pedals very quickly and without looking down. Next, it is worth letting the bike down the hill and making the child pedal after it. When the bike starts to stop, it is important that the young rider makes the effort to keep going.

Steering

When the baby has learned to start independently, it is important to teach him to go around all sorts of obstacles and “smoothly” enter the turn at speed. Many are probably familiar with one of the techniques of car traffic when it is necessary to bypass the checkers on the autodrome. In the same way, you can organize steering training on an asphalt site. The child must be perfectly oriented and carry out the necessary maneuvers for a detour, for example, plastic bottles with water.

Braking

One of the main functions of cycling is braking, since the safety of the cyclist depends on the correct technique of its implementation. Based on the fact that most bicycles provide for a foot brake, you should tell your child about its functionality and tactics of use. To begin with, it is worth letting the bike down the hill, and making the child pedal in the opposite direction, braking. In this case, the baby must control the course of his actions himself in order to avoid a sudden stop and fall.

The physiological capabilities of children allow them to master the technique of cycling already at the age of three. Doctors are also of the opinion that the mastery of cycling should begin at the age of three, since it was during this period that the abdominal muscles were sufficiently strengthened. Many nuances depend on the child himself. Therefore, initially parents buy tricycle, which is being replaced by a two-wheeled one.

In order to smooth the transition from three wheels to two, many people prefer to add an additional two wheels to the two-wheeled counterpart. The disadvantage of this technique lies in the fact that the child never learns to keep the right balance. Therefore, experts advise first disconnecting the wheel on one side, and after a certain period of time on the other.

In the course of training, it is important that one of the parents constantly secure their child from falling. Moral support is a very important component in this case. Initially, you can support the bike by the trunk, then hold the rider himself by the T-shirt or overalls. And even when the baby has already learned to ride well enough without outside help, it is necessary to show his support. As a rule, this does not take much time, since children tend to brag about their deeds and achieve something new on their own.

Stages of education and parental help

Riding a bike on your own is such a delight! You can start learning to ride early before school age, because the body quickly adapts to new skills, and the fear of falling is also minimized.

STAGES OF LEARNING TO RIDE A BIKE

You can develop your child's interest in cycling with early years thanks to stable tricycles. Then comes the period of mastering the two-wheeled "horse" with additional wheels that ensure balance. And of course, the real reward for all children is the day when parents are allowed to ride only on two wheels!

THE BEGINNING OF TIME -TRICYCLE

Learning to ride tricycle often begins when the child is still walking poorly. With their help, children are easily taught to control and pedal. The child does not have to be forced to ride - it is enough to purchase a tricycle and leave it in the visibility zone so that the baby begins research activities on his own.

Most children eventually intuitively understand what to do with new toy. However, to speed up the process, you can clearly show that the pedals are spinning with their legs, and the steering wheel turns in any direction. It is difficult for preschool children to develop high speed on a tricycle, which makes it ideal for walking in the park or in the front yard. While the parents walk at their own pace, the kids learn to ride.

TWO-WHEELED BICYCLE WITH RETAINING WHEELS

It's hard to find a kid who refuses to ride a bike. However, no matter how dexterous and strong your kids are, you can’t immediately put children on two-wheeled models and deprive them of support. Hurrying up with the purchase of an "adult" is great, there is a chance that the child will develop a deep fear of riding a bicycle!

Start learning" adult riding» The safest way is to learn to ride a two-wheeled bicycle, which has additional, safety wheels. Training wheels, mounted at different heights depending on the skills of the child. First, they are installed closer to the ground to ensure maximum balance and teach the baby to reckon with their existence when cornering. Gradually, the wheels are lifted higher and higher (in secret from the baby), until it becomes obvious that the child no longer needs to be insured and he keeps his balance perfectly!

The nuances of riding a bicycle with safety wheels:

At the beginning of training, the child should be advised not to turn at high speed and to slow down before turning to avoid falling. Many preschoolers get their first bumps on two-wheelers just because they're used to the stability of their first tricycles.
It is important to teach children not only to maintain balance, but also to correctly calculate the reaction of technology to the impact. For example, when braking, the rear wheel will slow down differently on a straight paved road or on a dirt surface with bumps. It is important to draw the attention of a preschool child to this circumstance and teach him to carefully monitor the condition of the bike.
Parents need to take care of the correct installation of safety wheels. An extremely common mistake is when training wheels are mounted on the same level with rear wheel- this leads to loss of control on an uneven surface (bumps, pits).
Safety wheels are located on different levels off the ground so as not to touch the surface when braking, otherwise the brakes can become completely useless. You need to install them at different levels, and not a single wheel should touch the ground when the bike is upright. They insure children against loss of balance and falling, but do not replace the need to maintain balance.

Preschool age is characterized by rapid learning to ride a bicycle. It is enough to regularly take bike rides so that the need for training wheels quickly disappears by itself. Have you noticed that the last two or three days the baby has excellent balance while riding and the additional wheels have stopped touching the ground? So, the time has come to get rid of them - the child can already be released into "free swimming"!

INDEPENDENT TWO-WHEEL BIKE RIDES

The moment when parents take off the training wheels will please any child! Therefore, you can make a real holiday out of it, be sure to tell the kid that he is already ready to ride a bike “in an adult way”.

Help from parents

Most children of preschool age (at 5-6 years old) keep an excellent balance and quickly learn to respond to obstacles that arise. However, when first trying to ride without training wheels, the supportive presence of parents is important. Mostly, parental involvement at this stage comes down to psychological support. But you can not distance yourself from the child and leave him alone with the road! Parents should hold the child by the shoulders, demonstrating their presence and run next to the bike.

At this stage, the baby will mainly learn to steer - it is quite difficult at first to correctly direct the bike in the right direction. It is important not to tell a preschool child where to go - this will teach them to make independent decisions. Will it hit a curb, puddle or hole? Fine! Will understand that actions lead to certain consequences. Parents just need to be shown that when in trouble, they need to make an effort to rescue themselves and their bike from the danger zone. Such training is very useful for the formation of independence in a child of young, preschool age.

INDEPENDENT TRIPS

Riding a bike without the participation of parents is the final cycle of learning. You should not push the child to independent trips, the kid himself should feel that he no longer needs the constant help of his parents!

Do you already see that the child is able to ride on his own, but the kid does not want to be left without your support? For preschool age, it is useful to hear words of approval and pride from parents for any new achievements. Therefore, praise your child for how cleverly he rides a bicycle, trying to say more and more often that he already does everything himself!

Sometimes you have to go to the trick to save the baby from the need for parental help. Go for a walk with friends and tell the kid that you will help him ride a bike, but a little later - when you finish an important conversation. Children of this age start to get bored after 10-15 minutes of waiting, so they will not be able to resist the temptation and try to drive on their own!

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Where to begin

The best age to learn to ride a bike is between 3 and 6 years old. The exact timing depends on the level of development and comfort of the child. Do not force to study when the child does not want to.
If you are thinking about a bike in advance, buy a balance bike. You can ride on it from 1.5 years. By controlling the balance bike, the child will quickly learn to balance and turn and gain confidence. All this will help him later on pedal bike.

Excellent brands of balance bikes are Woom (more suitable for daily walks), Early Rider (great for sports performances, many children rated them as sports equipment on different balance bikes).

Also good balance bikes from the brands Puky, Strider, Runbike and Kokua.

If the child did not have a balance bike, to start learning, you can unscrew the pedals from a regular bike. After riding for several hours, days or weeks on such an impromptu balance bike, the kid will also learn to keep balance. This will make further learning easier.

We choose a bike. Height and weight

Frame size is the most important specification for a first pedal bike. The upper tube of the frame should not touch the child's groin, and he himself should stand on the ground with a full foot.

Do not buy a bicycle for growth - it will be difficult for a child to start and control a bicycle with a very large frame on his own. This can hinder or hinder learning.

The lighter the bike, the better.. To get started on a steel bike, which often weighs the same weight as a child, you will need the help of adults. A lightweight aluminum bike the child will be able to disperse and stop on their own. This bike is easier to handle and easier to carry up stairs.

We choose a bike. Few details

How better bike adapted for children, the easier it is for children to learn to ride it. Rim brakes are better than foot brakes, they slow down more effectively and do not provoke accidental falls if the child pedals backwards. Small brake levers are more convenient to press, a small distance between the pedals will allow you to put your feet in parallel, and not wide apart - it will be easier to pedal.

But the side wheels are optional and even undesirable, they help to learn how to pedal, but they interfere with learning to keep balance and turn the body, and these are more important skills for controlling a bicycle.

Bicycles adapted to children's anatomy are made by several specialized companies. such as the English Frog Bikes and the Austrian Woom Bikes. In terms of price, these brands are 20-30% more expensive than more or less adequate decent, but still too heavy, bike models for children. In addition, these brands lose much less value over time. Many sell them after two seasons of skiing on Avito for only 25-30% cheaper than they bought. So it's a good investment.

Training area and driving technique

Find an area with flat asphalt or dirt, wide, without cars and without obstacles. An empty parking lot or a sports field is suitable.
Start learning to ride a pedal bike when the child is already confidently managing a balance bike or a bicycle without pedals: accelerating, riding with his legs up and turning.
Lower the saddle so that the child sitting on the bike touches the ground with a full foot, such a position will give him confidence.

Teach your child to find pedals without looking. To do this, ask him to close his eyes while sitting on a bicycle, raise his legs, bending them at the knees, and gradually lower them, feeling for the pedals.

Put the pedals in the start position, one pedal should be up and slightly forward. Put the baby on the bike, hold it by the body. Have him put one foot on the top pedal while keeping the other foot on the ground, then step on the pedal to start moving and bring his other foot up to the second pedal. If the bike is too heavy and the child cannot push it on its own, lightly push it.

While moving without effort, hold the child by the waist, shoulder or body, in order to stabilize his position, you can also lightly (not hard) hold on to the saddle for insurance. Do not hold the bike behind the wheel, this will prevent the child from controlling the balance.
Tell your baby to look ahead and not at the ground while moving, this will help him move more evenly.

Braking

If the bike has rim brakes, first show how to use them without getting on the bike. To do this, let the child walk while driving a bicycle behind the wheel. Let him press the handles and see what happens, how the bike stops from strong or weak pressure. This will prepare the child to stop moving.
You can only learn to use the foot brake while driving. Hold the child, ask him to turn the pedals back and pay his attention to what is happening.

Advice

Don't forget about safety. Be sure to put on a suitable helmet for the baby, which will not press or slip, blocking the view. You can add cycling gloves that will protect your hands from scratches, and for the first time also knee pads with elbow pads.
Don't make learning boring. Do not force your child to train if he is in a bad mood or he is tired. Such training will not help and may discourage skating.
Do not hurry. If this year the training does not go to any, it may be worth postponing it for next year or switch to other activities.

For children of preschool and primary school age, such a gift as a bicycle can become not just a two-wheeled friend, but also very beneficial for health. vehicle. And the point here is not only in the development of the muscles of the legs and the ability to maintain balance.

The fact is that a bicycle for a child's body is essentially a simulator that:

1. Develops the vestibular apparatus and coordination (earlier in the article “how useful the carousel is” we wrote that the development of this organ of the inner ear directly affects brain activity child)
2. Improves blood supply to the pelvic organs (today this is a very relevant moment, because stagnant processes in the pelvis and legs are a serious problem of the computer generation)
3. Increases blood oxygen saturation, which is useful both for the whole organism as a whole and for the brain in particular
4. Develops lungs
5. Improves metabolism
6. Increases the level of endurance not only of the calf and thigh muscles, but, again, of the whole organism
7. Strengthens blood vessels and trains the heart
8. Increases mood and appetite - and this is a healthy hormonal and emotional background

All this helps to increase immunity. Of course, the above points are also true for an adult organism, but a child’s is in the developmental stage, so the effect on it is more pronounced.

And one more important point - a bicycle for children of primary school age can be an excellent prevention of visual impairment. While cycling, the child looks mainly into the distance, which compensates for the regular eye strain, looking at textbooks and notebooks for hours.

Particularly useful are bike rides in the countryside on fresh air. But remember that driving with a child along a busy highway is dangerous, and it’s also harmful for the lungs - exhaust gases are not the same as fresh air, even if the highway is ten kilometers from the city. Drive to the walking area.

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A country bike ride will allow you not only to improve your health, but also to spend more interesting time with your child. By the way, do not think that only the summer season is allotted for the bicycle. Modern bicycles allow you to overcome snowdrifts, which is undoubtedly more difficult, but also more effective in terms of training strength and endurance.

P.S. Special protective equipment (helmet, knee pads, etc.) were not invented for beauty

Biking is one of the most favorite outdoor activities for children. In addition, bicycles are the main allies of parents who care about the health of their child.

Children enjoy the process of conquering roads, they like speed and vivid emotions. Thanks to the passion for cycling, a child can find new friends and gain authority in the company of peers. Also, one of the main advantages is the benefits of a bicycle for the health of children, because skating helps to improve physical fitness and increase the endurance of a growing organism.

The benefits of a bicycle for children

1. riding on children's bike will provide your child with good posture and spinal health in general. Back problems in modern children are mainly associated with a sedentary lifestyle, incorrect back position during classes.

The best solution to these problems would be cycling which contributes to the development long muscles, muscles of the back and lower back. While riding a bike, the baby leans on the steering wheel with his hands, which means that the load on the spine decreases, but at the same time it remains in good shape.

2. Thanks to riding a children's bike, endurance increases, trains, strengthens the heart and blood vessels. Unbeknownst to himself, the baby will travel more and more distance each time, developing willpower and endurance.

3. Dynamic uphill and downhill movements, as well as “dancing on the pedals”, alternating tension of the muscles of the back and belt will ensure good blood supply, lead to excellent physical form, strengthen the muscles of the legs, back, arms of the baby.

4. By increasing the amount of inhaled air, a significant improvement in lung function is observed. It's not stale air stuffy room rather fresh, especially if the child rides in the park. Stabilization of the lungs provides oxygen to all other organs, including the brain.

5. Also bicycle rides contribute to the improvement of metabolism in the body. All this is possible thanks to correct breathing, which allows the blood to receive all the necessary nutrients in a timely manner, as well as due to active physical activity that improves appetite.

6. Cycling requires constant control of balance from the child, it perfectly trains the vestibular apparatus and develops coordination.

7. The benefit of a bicycle for children is also manifested in the fact that riding helps prevent myopia in the baby. The guys read or write a lot, focusing their eyes on a notebook or book located very close, which causes various visual impairments. Riding a bike, on the other hand, requires a careful look into the distance.

8. A child's body developed by training provides greater resistance to pathogenic infections. According to statistics, children who regularly ride a bike are much less likely to get colds and flu in winter.

Insufficient exercise stress can cause rapid fatigue, which affects the study and well-being of the child. A bicycle will help solve this problem - if a beautiful, shiny iron horse is standing outside the door, the baby will no longer want to sit all day at the TV or at the computer.

The benefits of a bicycle for children are enormous - thanks to riding in the fresh air, the muscles of the legs and arms are strengthened, posture and blood circulation improve, and the immunity of a growing organism increases.

Prepared by Katerina Vasilenkova