It seems that every year around this time a thread appears about helping our kids with motor planning issues learn to ride a bike. This looks to be summer number 4 (or is it 5...) that DD9 will try to learn. At this point she can't even ride with training wheels - just getting the pedals to go around seems to be too much for her. But... Sound the trumpets...
I found a nonprofit program that teaches kids with disabilities how to ride a bike! We just enrolled DD but the program won't be in our area until August for me to report back on it. Here's a link to their website in case anyone else is interested. They offer the program all over North America.
http://icanshine.org/In a nutshell - 75 minutes a day for 5 days and 80% of the participants are able to ride independently by the end. Minimum 8 years of age with a 20 inch inseam. Max weight for their equipment is 220 pounds. The rider must have a disability.
