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Hurt, blame, stupidity: when being a free-range parent does not go to plan

Posted on April 25, 2014 | 9 comments

In this weekend’s Guardian, columnist Tim Lott writes about how his seven-year-old daughter ended up in hospital with a nasty injury after a cycling accident that was entirely his fault. He had been giving her a lift on the back of his bike, and her foot got horribly caught up in the wheel.

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A child is taught to ride a bike – and see how many people are helping her

Posted on October 2, 2012 | 13 comments

Here’s a video of a young boy being taught to ride a bike. (It’s in Dutch – but you really don’t need to know the language.)

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Posted in Learning, Mobility, Parenting, Public space, Risk

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