Why Should I Choose a Balance Bike?

If you are a parent and you can ride a bike, you more than likely learnt how to ride via a bike with stabilisers. Many children still learn how to ride with stabilisers and stabilisers still have their place when helping a child understand pedalling however, a child can learn so much more about riding a bike at a younger age by being on a balance bike.

Balance bikes are great for children aged 18 months +, they allow children to really get a feel of what riding a bike is all about and provides them the opportunity to learn and develop in multiple ways including balance, leg strength, coordination, self confidence, resilience, spatial awareness and many more. Of course they also provide the opportunity to get riding a bike earlier!

All skills mentioned above are key areas of development within government guidelines for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (KS1). This is why it is great to give children the opportunity to develop and grow in education and out of school, again the balance bike is a perfect tool for this.

Probably the most important element of riding a bike is balance, although pedalling is key to moving, you can’t pedal a bike without balance! It’s important to know that your child (everybody) has seven senses, yes you have more than 5! and no the 6th sense isn’t seeing Bruce Willis!

Vestibular and proprioception are the not so commonly known senses. These senses are relating to movement and balance. If you child is walking they are well on their way to mastering balance and movement and stimulating the development and understanding of their bodies and how they move. After your child has conquered walking and running, why not move on to an activity that develops their senses further.

Balance Bikes are a great tool for promoting physical development and are a fun exiting and will help your child learn so much about their body whilst they are enjoying themselves playing on the bike. Once they are comfortable on the bike and can keep up and even go faster than your own walking pace, you can enjoy the outdoors and explore so much easier, as they will find it much easier and more enjoyable than walking.

So why not get a balance bike and start your child’s 2 wheeled journey.