Yesterday the whole family went for a walk. My husband and I walked while pushing our infant and my two older daughters rode their bikes in front of us. As we were walking along, the two girls took off in a race on their bikes. They stayed on the side of the road which was loose gravel. My 6 year old is still new at riding a bike without training wheels and was going a little too fast. The gravel caught her wheel and made her spin out. Panic came over me as I saw her fly off the bike and across the gravel using her chest as a skid board. As I ran to grab her, I saw big tears rolling out of her eyes and blood on her arm. She skinned up her elbow, arm, belly and leg. We brushed her off, wiped the tears and walked home to clean her up. She cried the whole way home, and no doubt it was a painful fall.
After cleaning the wounds and applying a big bandage (the bigger the better!), she started to feel better. A little chocolate chip ice cream also helped!!! This morning she woke up and announced her arm and leg hurt. Yes, I knew it hurt but we have to wait for it heal. On the way to school she started laughing about the incident. "Mom, did I skid far when I fell?" "Yes, you skid a little bit." "Cool!!!!"
What I learned from my 6 year old daughter... When you take a hard fall that really hurts, you need to get up, brush yourself off and move on. Everything and everyday is a learning experience and she learned not to ride so fast on gravel.
What did you learn today?????
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