Miya

I think it is super amazing how proud I can be of my kids when they finally overcome their fear of something and try something new. Miya is eight and just learned to ride a bike a few weeks ago. She kept saying she never wanted to learn how to ride a bike because it wouldn't be fun. Phil and I both knew she was just afraid that she would get hurt or that she might look silly if she couldn't do it. Miya is one of those kids that loves things she is good at, but doesn't like trying something she might not be the best at. Hey, I'm a pretty competitive person so I can understand this fear of looking silly. She has watched Cannon ride his bike for the past year and wanted nothing to do with it.
Then we were at the skate park a few weeks ago and Phil asked if she wanted to try riding the bike...she said no. We then made her just sit on the bike and go down the ramp lightly dragging her feet and balancing. Within minutes she was riding a bike with a huge smile on her face. She now loves riding a bike and is outside most days riding up and down our drive-way. Cannon cheers her on and they have become great riding buddies. I love to see my kids doing something new and being so happy when they realize that they can learn new things.