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nossum
I have a 3 year old, he loves watching it on tv, riding his bike fast. What do I do? I would love to get a dirt bike as well, I only have street experience, I just want to keep up.
What is your experience?
Answer
You can get childrens off road bikes. 3 is a bit too young. They have all sorts of levers and gears to remember what to do to or with, as well as tricky things like steering and staying upright. My daughter is 4 and still forgets to look where she is going on a push bike with stabilizers.
I would say that he should be OK at about 10 or so. At this age they have enough understanding to do cope everything, as well as understand what happens if you fall off.
As a juniour sport this has a lot going for it, primarily specific safety gear and supervised places to ride.
However, you can also get mini motos. These were originally designed as an adult fun bike (See mini moto racing at the next BMF). But many parents buy them for their children. Something capable of 60 mph that is unstable and tricky to ride and you are going to give this to your under 10? I wouldn't. Stick with the off road bikes. Go to your local motorcycle shop (Not the big places with lots of salesmen who may/may not have taken their CBT, but the sort of place where the owner used to race bikes and has a refreshingly gruby mechanic.) and ask their advice.
Luck
You can get childrens off road bikes. 3 is a bit too young. They have all sorts of levers and gears to remember what to do to or with, as well as tricky things like steering and staying upright. My daughter is 4 and still forgets to look where she is going on a push bike with stabilizers.
I would say that he should be OK at about 10 or so. At this age they have enough understanding to do cope everything, as well as understand what happens if you fall off.
As a juniour sport this has a lot going for it, primarily specific safety gear and supervised places to ride.
However, you can also get mini motos. These were originally designed as an adult fun bike (See mini moto racing at the next BMF). But many parents buy them for their children. Something capable of 60 mph that is unstable and tricky to ride and you are going to give this to your under 10? I wouldn't. Stick with the off road bikes. Go to your local motorcycle shop (Not the big places with lots of salesmen who may/may not have taken their CBT, but the sort of place where the owner used to race bikes and has a refreshingly gruby mechanic.) and ask their advice.
Luck
How do you discipline your 9 year old?
Savvy
My kid is generally very well-behaved, and always has been, but in worst-case scenarios he was the kind of kid who needed a spanking. Now he's too big for that, and time-outs and talking-tos don't work. I love the kid to the ends of the earth, and he's really a good boy, but sometimes I wonder if he's deaf or just doesn't care what I am telling him! Sometimes this can even be dangerous, as he has a 2-y-o sister and if he doesn't listen to what I tell him, she could be hurt. What can I do? How do you discipline your tween?
Answer
He's at the age where you start taking away privileges - TV, video games, music, computer time, his bike, grounding from friends' houses, etc. It has to be something he really enjoys, and you HAVE to follow through on it and be consistent. The old way was "to bed without supper!" but you don't take away a true necessity like supper, rather take a privilege such as dessert. He's more than old enough to understand consequences, even consequences that might not be immediate (like restricting him from an event he wants to attend). Before you arbitrarily take away a privilege, make sure you talk to him in advance about the rules and what the consequences will be for breaking them. Be sure he understands why the rules are in place.
If he has tv, radio, cd player, video games, etc. in his room, you will have to physically remove the item for the duration of the punishment. Around our house, a typical first offense is usually met with 24 hour tv privileges suspended. That goes up to 3 days or a week - really, you know him best. Some kids could care less about losing tv privileges and are more concerned about other things - you have to find the right restriction and have the punishment fit the crime.
A friend of mine has an additional discipline tool tied to her childrens' allowances. At the beginning of the week, she puts the entire allowance into a jar for each child, which is on the kitchen counter. For every infraction, she removes a portion of the money - this really works as it is visual. In her case, she may start out with $5 in the jar for her son, 3 singles and 8 quarters. Forgetting to clean up, or whatever the infraction, has a 25-cent deduction. Back-talking is a dollar. Etc. Talk it out with your kids before hand so they understand exactly what's going on.
He's at the age where you start taking away privileges - TV, video games, music, computer time, his bike, grounding from friends' houses, etc. It has to be something he really enjoys, and you HAVE to follow through on it and be consistent. The old way was "to bed without supper!" but you don't take away a true necessity like supper, rather take a privilege such as dessert. He's more than old enough to understand consequences, even consequences that might not be immediate (like restricting him from an event he wants to attend). Before you arbitrarily take away a privilege, make sure you talk to him in advance about the rules and what the consequences will be for breaking them. Be sure he understands why the rules are in place.
If he has tv, radio, cd player, video games, etc. in his room, you will have to physically remove the item for the duration of the punishment. Around our house, a typical first offense is usually met with 24 hour tv privileges suspended. That goes up to 3 days or a week - really, you know him best. Some kids could care less about losing tv privileges and are more concerned about other things - you have to find the right restriction and have the punishment fit the crime.
A friend of mine has an additional discipline tool tied to her childrens' allowances. At the beginning of the week, she puts the entire allowance into a jar for each child, which is on the kitchen counter. For every infraction, she removes a portion of the money - this really works as it is visual. In her case, she may start out with $5 in the jar for her son, 3 singles and 8 quarters. Forgetting to clean up, or whatever the infraction, has a 25-cent deduction. Back-talking is a dollar. Etc. Talk it out with your kids before hand so they understand exactly what's going on.
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