Kids cycling Archives • Average Joe Cyclist https://averagejoecyclist.com/tag/kids-cycling/ A Blog for Average People who LOVE to ride bikes! Sun, 02 Jun 2024 23:10:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 15693361 5 Best Cheap Ways to Exercise with your Family this Summer https://averagejoecyclist.com/5-best-cheap-ways-exercise-family-summer/ Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:05:33 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=17664 now that school districts are dropping physical education from their curriculum, the responsibility for keeping kids active is left to parentsAn easy way to reduce the costs of keeping your family fit is to incorporate exercise into your daily parenting routine this summer. Invest in family bikes, find a free swimming pool, or check out the thousands of free parks available. It's easy to get exercise for your whole family while saving money this summer.

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]]> 17664 7 Steps to Teach a Child to Ride a Bike https://averagejoecyclist.com/teach-child-ride-a-bike/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:05:34 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=40025 This post describes 7 steps to teach a child to ride a bike, based on our experience teaching our own kids and grandkids. The post includes short videos illustrating the most crucial points. Some of the tips here will surprise you, as they are contrary to conventional thinking on the subject. We learned the hard way - by getting it wrong a few times!

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]]> 40025 Babies and Bikes: How to Help Your Kids to Get Active https://averagejoecyclist.com/babies-bikes-ways-to-get-active/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/babies-bikes-ways-to-get-active/#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:08:13 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=17195 Child on bikeKeeping your child active can be one of the most difficult parts of parenting. From walking and cycling to more niche activities, getting your little ones moving is crucial to development. Here are tips for getting your children active from a young age, as well as advice on how to incorporate exercise into their everyday routines. You’re (almost) never too young for your first bike!

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/babies-bikes-ways-to-get-active/feed/ 1 17195 How to Help your Kids Bike to School https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-to-school/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 12:08:53 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=14476 Kids learning cycling skills so that they can bike to school safelyThe easiest way to make sure your kids get enough exercise is to help your kids to walk or bike to school. This post provides advice and tips on how to help your kids start to bike to school safely.

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]]> 14476 7 Tips for Parents to Keep your Kids Safe on their Bikes https://averagejoecyclist.com/5-tips-keep-your-kids-safe-on-bikes/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:08:45 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=32153 Make sure your kids dress appropriately for cyclingIn this post, we offer 7 useful tips for parents to help keep their kids safe when they are riding their bikes. The best part is that most of our tips involve spending time with your kids, whether it be cycling, or fixing bikes. These activities could end up being some of your child's most cherished memories of their childhood.

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]]> 32153 Bike to School Week BC is Coming Up! https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-to-school-week-bc/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:18:58 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=28654 Bike to school week BC is coming soonBike to School Week BC (#bike2school) is coming up! Bike to School Week is a fun, free, week-long celebration for students of all ages and abilities.

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]]> 28654 Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus https://averagejoecyclist.com/yes-virginia-santa-claus-2/ Fri, 23 Dec 2016 20:31:11 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=20129 In 1897 an 8-year-old girl, Virginia O'Hanlon, wrote to a New York City newspaper, The Sun, to ask whether there really was a Santa Claus. They assured her that there was. And not only did Santa Claus exist for Virginia, but he was a very smart Santa Claus, with the good sense to give Virginia the priceless gift of a bicycle.

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]]> 20129 Give us safe bike routes so that EVERYONE can cycle https://averagejoecyclist.com/safe-bike-routes/ Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:37:58 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=16932 We met these two on the Lochside Trail. Marge and Dennis ride their trikes on this AAA (all ages and abilities) trail every day.We need safe bike routes in every city, so that many more seniors can cycle in safety. All the money spent on cycling infrastructure would be more than made up by the money saved in the healthcare system if more seniors could safely exercise every day.

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]]> 16932 Deer Lake Park Bike Trails in Burnaby, BC, Canada – Guide plus Videos https://averagejoecyclist.com/deer-lake-park-bike-trails-burnaby-bc/ Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:05:10 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=10601 Deer Lake Park Trails Views bike next to treeBurnaby's Deer Lake Park offers fun, safe cycling in a beautiful, lakeside environment - right in the heart of Burnaby. It's safe and fun for the whole family. Our post includes a guide and two videos.

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]]> 10601 7-Year-Old Boy on Bike Run Over by Cab Should Have Been More Careful! https://averagejoecyclist.com/traffic-fatalities-addison-lee/ Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:06:12 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=9676 addison lee - cycling safety - boy on bikeCars caused millions of traffic fatalities. In fact, cars have killed more people than anything else - terrorists and wars kill far less people. Yet when a little boy on a bike gets run down by a cab on a sidewalk outside his own home, the knee jerk response of many people is to blame the boy! Why are we so addicted to cars that we would blame an injured child, rather than a cab driver who was driving half on the sidewalk, knocked down a small boy, and then fled the scene?

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