Okay next toy question. Trikes...

When did you get your kiddy one and when were they actually able to ride one all by themself? Is it worthwhile getting the one with the pushbar for adults?

Maya got one when she was 2 1/2, it didn't have a bar on the back for pushing, and she was probably only *just* big enough for it and to get the idea of pedalling. She got a 2 wheeler with trainers for her 3rd birthday and is doing well on it.

we are getting jack a bike for his birthday in a couple of months. he had a go on one yesterday at the warehouse, it has training wheels on it. he was so excited but couldn't quite get the pedals going

Andrew has a trike at my parents place (it coming to our place soon) and he has been riding it for about a year now. He did need help with it to begin with. We got him his bike (with training wheels) for xmas last year. Took him about 3 months to finally get the hang of pedalling. I think us helping him and the amount of time at preschool helped him with his pedalling.

we have a triang tuff trike. got Jake it for his birthday. He took about 3 months to understand the peddling, but now LOVES it and uses it everyday. we live in a more rural area so never really needed the pushbar, but my girlfriend who moved from Auckland with her little boy said she used it all the time there, less to push, more to control, especially on the road.

We got ours from winkalotts and it was $129, as opposed to $150 in the store. We are planning to get another for Taine for his birthday. Must admit that the toher boys at playcentre riding bikes kinda "sahowed" Jake how to ride. Jake is also quite tall for his age so could reach the pedals early. Is McKayla tallish?

Edited by lizzle

its hard to say.. depends whether the child is co-ordinated to use pedals.

Paris has never been co-ordinated with that sort of thing she didn't crawl etc which apparently is important for teaching co-ordination and cross over of the brain etc.. now, pedalling she just doesn't get, legs go round maybe once or twice then stops, she doesn't get that you need to keep going. got her a trike.. she never used it, thought she might like a big bike.. has been used a few times but she gets annoyed at it, and after helping her for hours on end.. i get frustrated sometimes too. we'll try again this summer

on the other hand, if miss ayja could reach the pedals she'd be off.

let her have a try out of lots of different ones and see about how she works them.. some have pedals that are in front and legs have to push forward, others have pedals pretty much straight beneath the seat so they have to pedal up and downwards.. so depends which way she works best.

i brought gabriels first trike for xmas last year and he had just turned three. he got the hang of pedaling in about a week. i have a friend with one with a parents bar and the wheels dont turn unless being pedaled and she thinks it makes her son not want to pedal and he prefers her to push him... i think a ride on or push along trike wouild possibly be better if they are quite young.

I saw a really cool one at Farmers the other day it was about $150 I think but it looked really flash it had a handle to help you push and it even had a sun shade. both the handle and sun shade were removeable.
Then I saw a cheaper one at kmart same idea but not as flash.

I got a trike for my first daughter at two it didn't take long for her to figure it out.Now I have to buy all that stuff again as we gave everything away ages ago.
Now miss 11 wants a gear bike, a cell phone, a lap top and a TV with sky.......it's such fun having a pre teen.