Teaching a child to ride a bike can be tough but we have resources to make it easier! Check out our Learning to Ride blog series for tips and tricks from our experts. But in the meantime, here are the basic steps no matter whether your child is using a balance bike, a bike with training wheels, or just a bike on its own: 1. Push: Have your child sit on the bike’s seat, with their feet flat on the ground (you may need to adjust the height of the seat). Then have your child push themselves along with their feet, as if walking. Use this stage to work on steering as well. 2. Stride: Encourage them to take longer strides, as if running. 3. Glide: Once your child is comfortable with long strides and steering, encourage them to pick both feet up off the ground so they can glide. Once they’ve mastered gliding, they’ll be ready for using the pedals.