How old were you when you learned how to swim and ride a bike?

[Maruschke]

Thanks all. It is important to us but I try not to push her... more encourage her to reach the best of her abilities when it comes to physical things. I think it enables them to play more if that makes sense... they can join in on these things we do often .

[zilly]

I got my first bike from Santa at 5, but I rode horses from the age of 1. Not sure when I started swimming but have always been in the water

[The[cookie]Doctor]

I was late for both. I took no interest in riding a bike until my parents decided to sell it at a garage sale. Someone suggested they were interested and I hopped on and rode up the street like there was no tomorrow. So, that was the end of that. I think I was 6 or 7.
Swimming I was about the same age, my grandparents were visiting us and I was swimming in their hotel pool, finally got the hang of treading water and doggy paddle.

[Nai]

I could swim 25m when I was 5 so I must have learned before that, but I didn't get a bike until I was 7 so I didn't learn until then.

Dd1 could swim independently with arms and breathng from age 4 but had lessons from 6m. She rode her pedal bike before she turned 4, never had training wheels as she had a run bike.
Dd2 is 3 and can swim about 5m independently but has had lessons from 6m as well. She rides her run bike everywhere and can balance and turn with 2 feet off the ground so I dare say as soon as she is tall enough for dd1's old bike she will be on that with no training wheels.

[Maruschke]

Thanks Nai.

We took DD1 to the park today, and she can ride without training wheels down the hill, but struggles to have enough leg strength to balance while going even slightly uphill.

[Nai]

Pedalling is hard work that 's why we use the run bikes until they have developed enough leg strength to push the pedals.

[Maruschke]

Pedalling is hard work that 's why we use the run bikes until they have developed enough leg strength to push the pedals.

They are so good! Love balance bikes

[Heaven]

DD1 is 3 and she can swim independently. She also has a run bike and can ride that but doesn't have a pedal bike yet.