Originally Posted by martianone

this worked for my mother when she was in her 60s,
took the pedals off the bike, lowered the seat so she could sit on
the seat and have her feet on the ground; then she propelled herself
around a parking lot for a while with her feet. then as her balance
improved; she became more relaxed and we went to some slight
hills to coast down. after 4-5 times of this, raised the seat put on the
pedals and away she went.