Owen and I were in the front yard, and I was trying to get him to ride his trike. Well he kept saying no, no, no. So finally I said, Owen it’s a quiet toy… it doesn’t make noise. I saw him glance at the bell quickly. There was my ah-ha moment! I took off the bell, and he was still reluctant. He wanted a snack so I told him he had to sit on it for 30 seconds first. Fortunately, he has no idea what thirty seconds is so I just started counting. When I got to 150, he replied “Mommy why are you counting?” I said “I’m waiting for you to try the pedals.” So he put his feet on them, and I started counting again. Finally I told him we should play the mouse game but with the tricycle. (In the mouse game, he rides his wheelybug mouse to each of our neighbors’ houses where I feed it cheese.) I asked what a tricycle would eat, and he said “chicken”. That my friends, is how Owen learned to ride a tricycle… well ride downhill at least! Steering and going uphill are our current challenges.
Here’s a little video too
Great job O!
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