The Sam can unicycle thread

I don't start many threads any more so I thought I would unashamedly
create this thread to celebrate that in Unicon this week my son Sam
(aged 9) eventually learned to unicycle without hanging on to my arm.

This great guy from Hamburg (who I never learned the name of) said that
it was very difficult for parents to teach thier children to ride and
that children learn much quicker when their parents aren't in the room.
I snuck back 10 mins later and there was Sam unicycling around the
room!

We were all over the moon and Sam is (at last!) enthusiastic about
unicycling.

Way to go Sam! and thanks very much to the guy from Hamburg.


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congratulations sam!!!

i agree with the Hamburg fellow, even myself at this age find it
difficult to work under parents (they own an icecream shop) i guess it
is just because they are parents and one is used to argueing and/or not
nessecarily believing what they say, thinking he/she knows better.

Is he going to ride distance? or is he interetested in one of those
wacky styles all the young kids are doing these days? ha


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Congratulations Sam.


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Not believing in learning to walk before you can run, he wants to be
able to wheel walk


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cathwood wrote:
Not believing in learning to walk before you can run, he wants to be
able to wheel walk



At his age, I'm sure that won't take long! There were a couple of
unicyclists at the local Derby juggling club that learned to wheel walk
over several months. One of the kids there that had just learned
watched them one evening, asked how it was done, and said he was going
to learn that too. So the next week he came along and wheel walked! I
think it is because at that age they don't ask if something is
difficult; so they just assume they should be able to do it. And if no
one tells them different, they do!

Congrats to Sam! That must be almost everything on the circus skills
list that he can do now, isn't it? Or is sword swallowing still to
come yet?

STM


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cathwood wrote:
Not believing in learning to walk before you can run, he wants to be
able to wheel walk


he will be wheel running by christmas.


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tobbogonist wrote:
he will be wheel running by christmas.


Yes indeed good job, and by next Spring full speed coasting while
holding onto cars


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whoo- hoo


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Congratulations Sam! May your days be filled with the power of one!


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That's really good news Cathy, I'm pleased for you both. Sam's a cool
little guy.


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