The email began, "My 8 year old son has not learned how to ride a bike yet. Is this really bad? I feel guilty that at this age he doesn't know how to ride." The email was sent to Parentdish asking for advice."He gets frustrated very easily, and I tried on various occasions last summer to teach him only to have him 'give up' within the first 10 minutes. I didn't want to push him so I just let it go." The letter mentioned a few other important points: 1) The same issue had arisen when Mom bought her son a skateboard (frustration followed by quitting), and 2) her son is otherwise healthy and active, he enjoys a few sports and loves playing outside. "Am I worrying over nothing?" she asks at the end.
The response from Parentdish writer Sabrina Weill offered ideas on how a mom can encourage a child who is frustrated and feels like giving up:
- Break tasks into tiny pieces.
- Set your child up for success.
- Talk about mistakes as a good thing.
- Know when to push.
- Catch frustration early.
- Get help.
We also want to add that building success begins early with kids through structured and un-structured play. Play is about having fun while learning new skills and task. Play also develops children's fine and gross motor skills building confidence in the child. Confidence is the building block to future success.
One of the many benefits of the Skitter ride on toy is that most any child can quickly gain the skills to ride it. As seen here by a two year old that just received her Skitter. The ride on toy (Skitter) is used in many Children's Hospitals because it is safe and develops kid's physical skills resulting in gaining confdence while having fun.
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