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Ben
This morning I ran over my kids bicycle when I backed out of the driveway. I was thinking about getting him a walmart junk bike but I figured that maybe I should just go out and get him a good one instead. Are there any good aluminum framed BMX bikes for 7 year old kids? His destroyed bike is an 18" walmart Mongoose ship anchor.
Answer
Bike shops are usually the best place to get an entry level bike for any age. Sure the price will be more than a department store, but you will be getting a suitable vehicle as opposed to a disposable toy.
Childrenâs bikes are usually cheep and disposable no matter what. Some BMX companies (freestyle & race) have invested some money into making childrenâs bikes more reliable for performance. Childrenâs mountain bikes have come a long way as well. Expect these bikes to be more expensive than normal childrenâs bikes.
Take him to a bike shop and hook him up with whatever he likes that fits him. At 7 years old a bike is usually a bike. If you have money, buy it. If you donât find something in your price range at the bike shop, check out craigslist. Hook up with a few sellers that are selling something similar to the bike you found at the bike shop. Do some test riding, and low ball the best seller with cash.
If you donât know anything about bikes, take the craigslist bike back to the shop for a solid once over.
I hope this helped!
Bike shops are usually the best place to get an entry level bike for any age. Sure the price will be more than a department store, but you will be getting a suitable vehicle as opposed to a disposable toy.
Childrenâs bikes are usually cheep and disposable no matter what. Some BMX companies (freestyle & race) have invested some money into making childrenâs bikes more reliable for performance. Childrenâs mountain bikes have come a long way as well. Expect these bikes to be more expensive than normal childrenâs bikes.
Take him to a bike shop and hook him up with whatever he likes that fits him. At 7 years old a bike is usually a bike. If you have money, buy it. If you donât find something in your price range at the bike shop, check out craigslist. Hook up with a few sellers that are selling something similar to the bike you found at the bike shop. Do some test riding, and low ball the best seller with cash.
If you donât know anything about bikes, take the craigslist bike back to the shop for a solid once over.
I hope this helped!
How do I limit the electronics?
Susan
My kids get so upset if they cannot watch TV, play the computer, or play their game-boy. When I don't let them do those things there are some serious tears. How can I get them more active and love it? If you could help me that would be great! Thank you so much!
Answer
Well, first of all realize that it is going to be hard to break the habit but it can be done-just stick with whatever method you decide to go with.
I have a 10 year old and an 8 year old. We have Super Nintendo and a Nintendo Wii, and we also have Gameboys. Super Nintendo is ONLY brought out on rainy/sick days. Gameboys are ONLY used for long car trips or when we know we are going to have a long wait somewhere. The Nintendo Wii is used sometimes for a family activity, but we also use the Sports for excercise (we homeschool)-the Boxing, especially, is very physically exerting. I LOVE the physical interaction that the Wii requires.
Computer time-as for the internet-is with adult supervision only.
Software games can be played on the computer with permission. Most of our games are educational, and even the ones that are not offer benefits for my son who shows signs of Dyspraxia-it helps him develop hand/eye coordination and some motor skills.
Television is also limited in our household, and when they have access to the television it is NOT shows like Spongebob Squarepants. Thankfully, my children prefer Animal Planet, How It's Made, and Scooby Doo (which, while not educational is not violent and usually proves that monsters are fake, the bad guy is always caught-I like it).
My children get an allowance. They purchase electronic time-only their radio/cd player are free. Everything else costs $1/half hour (unless it is family time or educational). Not only does this keep them from sitting in front of the television or computer all day, but it also makes them very selective about how they spend that time.
They can earn cash or electronic time by doing extra chores, which helps me out as well.
To get them more active, provide a lot of fun things for them to do-sidewalk chalk, bubbles, water sprinklers, etc. Let them stage bicycle races, set up an obstacle course in the back yard, have balls and jumpropes, etc. on hand. Enroll them in an activity of their choice-baseball, karate, gymnastics, swimming...there are a lot of options.
I hope this helps! Good luck.
Well, first of all realize that it is going to be hard to break the habit but it can be done-just stick with whatever method you decide to go with.
I have a 10 year old and an 8 year old. We have Super Nintendo and a Nintendo Wii, and we also have Gameboys. Super Nintendo is ONLY brought out on rainy/sick days. Gameboys are ONLY used for long car trips or when we know we are going to have a long wait somewhere. The Nintendo Wii is used sometimes for a family activity, but we also use the Sports for excercise (we homeschool)-the Boxing, especially, is very physically exerting. I LOVE the physical interaction that the Wii requires.
Computer time-as for the internet-is with adult supervision only.
Software games can be played on the computer with permission. Most of our games are educational, and even the ones that are not offer benefits for my son who shows signs of Dyspraxia-it helps him develop hand/eye coordination and some motor skills.
Television is also limited in our household, and when they have access to the television it is NOT shows like Spongebob Squarepants. Thankfully, my children prefer Animal Planet, How It's Made, and Scooby Doo (which, while not educational is not violent and usually proves that monsters are fake, the bad guy is always caught-I like it).
My children get an allowance. They purchase electronic time-only their radio/cd player are free. Everything else costs $1/half hour (unless it is family time or educational). Not only does this keep them from sitting in front of the television or computer all day, but it also makes them very selective about how they spend that time.
They can earn cash or electronic time by doing extra chores, which helps me out as well.
To get them more active, provide a lot of fun things for them to do-sidewalk chalk, bubbles, water sprinklers, etc. Let them stage bicycle races, set up an obstacle course in the back yard, have balls and jumpropes, etc. on hand. Enroll them in an activity of their choice-baseball, karate, gymnastics, swimming...there are a lot of options.
I hope this helps! Good luck.
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