My kids have all been raised in the bicycling realm (first started in trailers, then onto trail-a-bikes --except my now 15 yo & 19 yo girls (they didn't have those at the time, so they went from trailer to sidewalks to neighborhood streets to city streets. neither of them enjoys riding presently, unfortunately. hoping it's a "passing phase").

My boys (7 & 11 yo) went from trailer, to trail-a-bike to sidewalk on trikes/scooters and ultimately independent bikes, then neighborhood streets, trails, park MUP, and now commuting to school by bike with me accompanying them (since their school is not in our district, so a bit farther). I've also been taking them on errands more within the city and we bicycle frequently to church.

It seems like the consensus (when only 1 adult present) is to have the child/ren in front, which is what I've been doing for the past month+ approx. So am glad to see the logic in it. It does seem to be the best in terms of guiding them within traffic decisions, etc.

Thanks for talking it out with me