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[QUOTE="stormer94, post: 167006, member: 23528"] marklx, I got my 12 year old son into riding this year. When he first got the bike he was riding like (to use a phrase from Titus) a wussy. Really slow, I mean really slow, I mean it was embarassing. Now, after a summer full of riding and a couple of races, I WISH HE'D SLOW DOWN!!!! :confused: It will happen, and no amount of proding will improve it or change it. They learn at their own level. And I think 99% of it has to do with how much fun they see Dad having. If Dad and or his buddies are roosting the corners, catching air, wheelieing (sp?) and having fun, then that's what they want to do. If the parents make it fun, the kids have fun. Then you can point to the 'Nusto, wacked out' parents and your kids will think you're pretty cool. Teach them unacceptable behavior now, and they will understand and hopefully remember it. I know my kids are likely gonna take last or at best finish in the middle of any moto, but then I remind them how fun it is, and re-inforce how fortunate they are to have these opportunities that NONE of the other kids in their schools have. My son, locally is the only 6th grader allowed to race. My 2nd grade daughter is the same, and they think that's pretty cool, and I try and reinforce that as well. "You may have taken 24th place, but that officially makes you the fastest rider in your school!!! Stuff like that. :) Don't underestimate the 'cool factor' that goes with it for the kids. [/QUOTE]
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