Originally posted by Brunswick_kate
How do **I** encourage my child to cycle to school? Well, Daddy bikes with her in the morning and Momma bikes her back home after school. She's not competent enough to be trusted to manage on her own in the traffic.
My fifteen-year old daughter has started riding with me in the mornings. My commute is about nine miles, hers is roughly the first third of that. Even though we aren't able to talk much, it's a nice together time for us.
She's realized that she can get to her 6:00 early morning religion class BEFORE her regular high school classes and not even have to get up earlier than her car riding brother and sister. She works out with her mom a few days a week on the weights and gets a hot shower right before her high school classes begin.
I'm proud to be able to pass a good habit on to my kids. It's one thing to lead by example, but sometimes they need a gentle push as well.