Problem:
“
How To Teach Your
Child to Ride a Bike ”
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CARTER SMITH, CPA/CVA
Director of Business Advisory Services
601-898-8875 Ext 239
csmith@mclcpa.net
License #6129
Carter brings over 10 years of experience from working with two Fortune 500 companies and having owned his own small business. His expertise in operations and finance provide his clients with a problem-solution approach of practical applications that can be implemented on any business level.
Carter earned his Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Mississippi and graduated Magna Cum Laude with his Masters in Business Administration from Mississippi State University. Carter holds both the Certified Public Accountant and Certified Valuation Analyst designations. He has recently been selected to serve as a panelist for the Mississippi Business Index. Carter is an associate member of the Law Practice Management division of the American Bar Association.
Carter is a native of Batesville, MS and is married to Cassie Anderson Smith. They have three children, Havens, Caroline, and Tate, and live in Jackson. He is an active member of First Presbyterian Church and a member of the Oasis Sunday school. Outside the business world he enjoys reading, cycling, fishing and snow skiing.
Carter's Solution:
1. Encourage your child to ride his or her bike. Tell your child how much fun it is to ride a bike. Set a good example by riding your own bike and having a good time. Make sure you always wear your helmet!
2. Attach training wheels to your child’s bike. Training wheels make learning to ride much easier and safer. Put a helmet on the child before they get on the bike. This teaches good safety habits.!
3. Show them how to mount the bike, by throwing one leg over the back wheel and standing over the center bar. Help them into the seat. Make sure the height is set so that they can keep their feet on the ground while sitting on the seat. Hold the bike upright while they become comfortable with being seated on the bike.!
4. Have the child put their feet onto the pedals and begin pedaling slowly. Continue to hold the bike upright. You may wish to do this and the next few steps for the first time on grass to ensure a soft landing for the inevitable first fall.!
5. Push gently and help them increase speed enough that the bike could remain upright without support. Let go of the bike, but walk or run alongside of the bike so your child knows you are still there. Continue to offer encouragement and support.!
6. Help them up after they fall. Make sure they aren’t hurt without scaring them. Help them back onto the bike to try again.!
7. Ride with them or walk alongside for the first several times they go out on their bike. Have fun!
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