When teaching your child how to cycle, you’ll need a suitable bike for your child, a helmet if your child is wearing one, a snack and something for them to drink. If your child is a complete beginner, it will often be a good idea to remove the pedals from their bike so they can use it as a balance bike. Please refer back to Episode Five of our Learning to Cycle Journey for more information on this. The tyres on your child’s bike will also need to be firm, so bring a pump along if you need to. You may also need to adjust the saddle height on your child’s bike as their skills and confidence grow so bring along an Allen key or spanner to do this.

Remember that you’ll be teaching your child to cycle in a way that minimises the likelihood of them falling. However, if you think falls may still occur, you might want to bring along a First Aid kit. Just don’t mention it to your child as this will make them nervous!

It may be tricky to use items like cones or chalk in a public space like a park. However, if it’s okay to use these and they will help your child’s learning, then bring them along too!

What do I bring with me when teaching my child to cycle?

What should you bring with you, when teaching your child how to cycle? Unii has some advice.