Improving a toddlers balance
I have three year old twins and they have had all manner of bikes. From balance bikes, three wheeled ones, wooden ones and ride on ones. They now have two. A small plastic one that’s only suitable for indoor use and a proper 12” girls bike with stabilisers.
They also have a scooter each. Of course we’ve bought them the appropriate safety gear such as helmets, knee and elbow pads.
It’s funny how different the girls are on their scooters and bikes. M is pretty confident. She’s a bit of a daredevil. She likes to go fast and if she falls off it doesn’t faze her at all. R, on the other hand is a bit more cautious. She’ll go a bit slower than M, but if she falls off she won’t want to go back on.
M is quite co-ordinated. R isn’t as co-ordinated as M. I think we need to find a way to improve her balance. I have one of those big work out balls and on occasion R has stood on top of it whilst holding my hands, but I’m not sure how effective this is in helping.
I’ve been thinking about getting her a skateboard. I think it would help with her balance and to be honest I’m quite tempted to get myself one too! I’ve seen some lovely skateboarding trainers that would look great whilst skateboarding!
R has always been a bit of a tomboy so I think she’d like a skateboard, although I imagine it would take a lot of practise for her to get used to it, but we have a lovely back garden and some space indoors that we could use to help her practise.
I think in the long run it’d help her to improve her balance and in turn be a bit more confident riding her scooter and bike.
What do you think?
