Has anyone here bought their LO's a tricycle yet? I want to buy DS a ride-on for scooting around outside. However, he's so extremely tall for his age (100th percentile and off the charts), that most of the ride-ons for 1 year-olds are too small for him.
What age is appropriate for introducing a tricycle?
Re: What age for first trike?
Fwiw, she loves the ride on toys we have still, even though she's really too big for them. My 7 yo still will scoot around on those baby toys.
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We just got him one for his 2nd birthday. He loves it, but the push handle attachment has been very useful. He does put his feet on the pedals sometimes, but he hasn't pedaled himself yet - he either puts his feet on the ground and pushes, or we push him using the handle. FWIW, he still likes his little car ride-on toy, and zooms around the house on it.
We bought one for DS for his 2nd birthday, but even on the lowest setting, he couldn't reach the peddles. He also didn't know what to do even when we tried to teach him. He eventually got around to just straddling and using his legs to "peddle."
It wasn't until late spring (so, really, only a couple months ago) that he showed a lot of interest in it, and it has only been a couple of weeks that he has actually peddled. I went for a long walk with him and LO. He said he wanted to bring his bike along and ride. I thought he wouldn't last, but he rode it for 45 minutes.
I think it depends on the kid, though. IMO, I don't think they are worth much until 2 1/2 or so. It's an awkward stage because, like you said, the ride ons for the younger toddlers are too small.