Reply To: Took My Son Skating for 1st Time

[Swest]

Hey John,

I enjoyed the same situation with my son as a beginning 4 yr. old skater and here's what we did that made a difference.
In the beginning my wife and i skated around the rink with him in between us holding our hands and he just wasn't getting the hang of it.
At the suggestion of a friend we instead gave him a traffic cone to use as support and in about an hour,once free of us he literally took off and developed quickly.
he just turned 10 and seemingly hasn't been off his skates since.
Enjoy the time together.

Steve
Outside Philly