Since Alex had learned on the neighbor kids bike, we had to give that one back. It was a good lesson in sharing for all involved. Alex was happy to return it, thank his friend, and show him how he could ride now. His friend was excited for Alex and to get his bike back. However, this also left Alex without a bike to ride. His other 20" bike (which was gifted to him years ago) is still too big for him, even with his seat on the lowest setting and handlebars adjusted. No wonder he had been really struggling with it even with training wheels! Lesson learned on that one. So, the silver bike will go back up on a rack in the garage and maybe he can use it next year or whenever he grows into it.
I took Alex off to the store to pick out a new bike, also in the 20" tire size but one that fit him better. It is not surprising he selected a green bike.
And then, off he rode...
To see both Alex and the neighbor's child riding down the street on bikes together was awesome! Finally, Alex can ride bikes with the kids in the neighborhood and not watch from the sidelines. This feels good.
Also, his little sister wants to take the training wheels off her old bike and learn. So guess who used a wrench again?
1 comments:
I feel amazing when watching my typical kids ride bikes with other kids...just what kids a supposed to do right? I can imagine how you feel when your child with autism learns! Btw...when my (tall) daughter learned to ride the bike guy gave us a 20 inch bike...no way...she couldn't do it...It took a year, but we went down to a 16 inch and she did it right away...:)
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