My older DS just turned 6, and he's still on training wheels, too. He's my cautious one, and is just starting to enjoy riding his bike. Plus, we haven't lived on good bike-riding streets, so there's been little opportunity. In our old neighborhood, it was very hilly. Now, even though we live in a gated and quiet neighborhood, there is still plenty of traffic down our street and we don't have sidewalks. We recently lost a 7 year old in our area to a car driving only 15 mph, so now I'm back to being paranoid-Mom about anything near the road.
I was starting to wonder if we should help him out more, but then at our neighborhood parade I saw that there are lots of 6 and 7 year olds around who aren't bike-proficient yet. I think by the time it's really a social issue, they'll just quickly figure it out and be off!
