At what age can a child start to learn to ride the unicycle?
While learning to ride the unicycle is a skill which can be learned, balance itself is a part of child development which doesn’t occur at the same age for all children. If a particular child has not developed the degree of balance necessary to ride the unicycle, he will not, in most cases, be able to learn to ride the unicycle at this time.
I’ve been asked this question many times and my answer has always been the same. I don’t exactly know. I say this because, while learning to ride the unicycle is a skill which can be learned, balance itself is a part of child development which doesn’t occur at the same age for all children. If a particular child has not developed the degree of balance necessary to ride the unicycle, he will not, in most cases, be able to learn to ride the unicycle at this time. There are always exceptions and occasionally, a child who has not yet developed a sufficient degree of balance will develop it while trying to learn. In actuality, trying to learn to ride the unicycle may help a child develop the skill sooner than they would naturally. In my experience with teaching children to ride, most children who try to learn prior to having developed a sufficient degree of balance often become discouraged and frustrated and learning to ride is not an enjoyable experience. The child almost always loses the
