My little girl surprised me today. First, on the way to school she rode her little single speed bike so fast I had to run to keep up. It concerns me somewhat as her concept of traffic safety is sketchy as best, but it also makes me proud to see she has the confidence to push her limits. Then, when we got to the final downhill run she asked me to let go and just let her roll down on her own. I'm 50% sure that if I had done so she would have crashed halfway down, and there is traffic on that section. So I just lightly held her shoulders to keep the speed in check.

I've moved the training wheels way up so she has to balance pretty much by herself, but they are there to catch the odd mistake. I noticed today for the first time she actually corrected for an almost fall by herself. But heres the thing... When do you just let go and let them explore the limits?