EmilyGF Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 My 2y 7mo son learned how to ride a 2-wheeler bike w/o training wheels. He can also ride a 2-wheeled scooter. What neat thing has your athletically-inclined child done? Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 At 2, my 11ds was able to swim to the bottom of the deep end in our pool. He's a top swimmer in our county, but baseball is his true love. It's a lot of fun to mom an athlete, but I'll warn you now- it's expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 My dd was rollerblading at 3. She is the only athletic one in the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Dd rode without pedals at 3.5 and Ds2 at three. My oldest didn't have the chance before 5, so hard to gauge. 2y7mo is really early! Dd definitely shows athletic prowess. Right now she does ballet and archery but I have wondered if I am depriving her of more traditional team sports. She's petite, tough as nails, loves to practice, etc. We probably should try some more traditional sports with her but I have disliked our team sports experiences with my oldest son on the past. It is so interesting how they are wired! I always thought I wasn't athletic. I couldn't play anything that involved a ball. By middle school I figured out I was a really good long distance runner. I just couldn't play sports involving balls. Wasn't my thing :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Slightly different. My DS has a rare and severe medical condition that caused him to lose an extreme amount of mobility. To the point where at his worst I was working with insurance to get an over sized stroller or a small wheel chair for him. When his PT goals involved relearning to walk up stairs he made a travel hockey team (combined team with the next year above him and they were second place in the national tournament in the AA division). It was really fun to take his PT to the ice rink to watch DS and meet his coach so they could be on the same page. PT was shocked and flat out said that he never would have believed that DS was able to skate like he did had he not seen it for himself. I had to show his primary specialist video for him to believe it. Another: Due to his disease his hands are deformed and on the weak side. When he was 9 and we were house sitting he decided he wanted to learn to rock climb. We joined the gym a few miles from where we were house sitting. He managed to climb a 5.10 within 6 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I know other kids who rode bikes as 2 year olds. They definitely have good coordination but more than anything, it seems to be less fear of learning to ride. They don't think about crashing like older kids do. If they have the opportunity, they just jump on and go. Ds didn't have to be taught to ride . We bought him a bike for his 4th birthday. I showed him how it worked. I held the back and let him get used to the feel and he was gone. No learning curve, He just got it. He was a competitive swimmer but has terrible hand eye coordination when it comes to balls, had no interest in competitive sports and just liked to have fun with everyone taking turns instead. What he does have is a keenly logical brain. Riding a bike just made sense to him. Learning to drive was the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I know other kids who rode bikes as 2 year olds. They definitely have good coordination but more than anything, it seems to be less fear of learning to ride. They don't think about crashing like older kids do. If they have the opportunity, they just jump on and go. I don't remember exact ages but ds has been on the early end of gross motor skills, he is not a super athlete but rather he has no fear and keeps trying and trying and trying even if he cannot get something. There are some things he has taken to quickly but definitely not a traditional athlete at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Sometimes I think it's that they don't have fear with a good dose of perseverance. It's the lack of fear that has me worried and limits what DD ought to do. She has no hand-eye coordination, unfortunately, but is great on a RipStik or in the water. It's too bad that skiing costs so much money to get into competitively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 I know other kids who rode bikes as 2 year olds. They definitely have good coordination but more than anything, it seems to be less fear of learning to ride. They don't think about crashing like older kids do. If they have the opportunity, they just jump on and go. That's interesting. I know my oldest daughter delayed riding a bike by a few months because of fear. We also put our children on appropriately-sized bikes. Many parents buy the biggest bike the child can fit on (so they won't have to buy so many) but then the child has a much harder time being successful. It took him less than 10 minutes to learn, but I think that is typical of children who have had experience on a balance bike. This has been the most striking thing my 2-year-old has done, in my opinion, but not the only thing. He rarely gets hurt, despite being pretty daring, and doesn't get hurt the same way twice because he learns the first time. He throws a baseball as well as his 7-year-old sister and was born with six-pack abs! The other thing that strikes me is that he has to get outside and run around or he can't calm down at night. He just has more energy or something. Now, he may end up having a quiet, bookish personality. He may hate competition. I am not an athlete and my husband hated team sport mentality. It is just a ton of fun to watch him run (and bike and climb and jump) around! Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Sheesh, and I thought DS was special because we took off his training wheels at age 4. :lol: But... he was walking well at 9 months, and fully running with sneakers on at just under 11 months. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 He rarely gets hurt, despite being pretty daring, and doesn't get hurt the same way twice because he learns the first time. I'd be jumping for joy then, because a daring 2 year-old riding a bike would strike fear in my mommy's heart. My youngest is very athletic and coordinated. The best thing that happened to him was to break his arm on his bike. It slowed him down and showed him that he's not invincible. I think he's due for another injury soon. It's been 4 years since the break and he's back to thinking he's King Kong. Enjoy your little guy. Sounds like a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 My dd started playing tennis at age 3. She is now 4.5yo and is being coached by a former Davis Cup player. It is awesome to see her raw talent being formed and she loves it! Actually she is kind of obsessed with it. :) To be honest, it kind of scares me though. I know if she continues down this path it will cost a lot of money and a lot of time. We have not had a "serious" athlete yet so is new territory for us. We will support her in it but I know it will be a big change for our family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saw Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 My oldest three are not very coordinated and have done sports with more enthusiasm than skill -- they do well but only because they persevere. The youngest turns out to be a natural athlete. I remember one of the first days after we got him (he's adopted), at 2.5, climbing up this scary-looking jungle gym on a metal and concrete playground in China. He climbed well above where I could reach him and I was so scared he would fall! The irony was that I'd been expecting a child with physical delays and instead got one who was ahead of the milestones! He's continued in that vein, and was one of 90 children of 1800 selected for a special ballet program at age 7. He does baseball and tennis as well. I'm quite enjoying having one who is athletic! Makes for a nice change/challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmer Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 My 6 year old did track this year for the first time....she came in 6th place at the last meet against a bunch of 8 year olds in the 50 and 7th in the 100 against a bunch of 8 year olds....this is natural because at practice she was always coming in second to last. So now I am trying to figure out what to do with a fast 6 year old who is also autistic thus has some quirks (IE we don't say her name when racing because she turns to look at who ever is talking to her and trips over her feet) and many people don't know what to do with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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