First Times
We have spent time on firsts for everyone this summer: Pumping themselves on the swings Trying gymnastics Learning to swim Learning to ride a bike without training wheels Trying the fireman's pole at the park First time on a roller coaster First sleepout in a tent ...yesterday's first was going down the "big" fireman's pole at the park. A big accomplishment for our child who is scared of heights. She watched her 5-year-old sister slip down the pole, and then a 6-year-old boy sped down it a few times. Enough was enough - she was much older than those two and should be able to do this, too! So down she went. Today's first was riding her bike at the park. We practiced all week, up and down the driveway until my back ached. We had told her "No video games until you learn to ride your bike!" It was time. 8 years old is plenty old enough to ride her bike. But she was afraid, so it required action. And she was so plea...