[blindkid] Training Wheels or Not?

[holly miller]

Hank is 8 and isn't interested in riding a bike so I haven't experienced it
first hand.
I did want to wave to you though because Hank is also adopted from China.
He joined our family a month before his 6th birthday, from Suzhou.

My gut feeling is, go by if she want the training wheels off or not.
If having them on doesn't bother her, if they allow her to bike safely &
confidently who cares how old she is?  Besides grandma of course (smile)

If she is feeling self conscious about them herself,  a friend swears by
taking the pedals off at the same time you take the training wheels off.
Lower the seat so her feet will just sit flat on the ground.  Let her scoot
around with foot power, picking up her feet to glide and learn balance.
If she starts to wobble, it's easy to set a foot down to stabilize.  The
theory is kids feel more secure when they are concentrating on balance and
not thinking about pedaling.  Less epic wipe outs with this method too. Once
they are confidently gliding around, reinstall the pedals

Holly