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02/08/2013
An increase in parental time pressures means that children are not learning valuable life skills, according to a new study.
As a result, almost half of children in the UK are unable to ride a bicycle by the age of six.
The findings, which were revealed by First Choice, found that almost half of parents have less than 17 minutes a day to teach their children new skills, such as learning to ride a bike.
Reasons for the lack of time spent together include longer working hours as well as household chores.
The study also found that three quarters of parents felt the need to learn to ride a bike is an important life skill.
London 2012 double Olympic gold medalist, Laura Trott, has teamed up with First Choice and Balanceability, to teach cycling to children as young as two and a half.
She said: "Following on from the British success at the London 2012 Olympics and the more recent Tour de France, which saw a Briton win for the second year running, Cycling has never been more popular. Our modern environment and time pressures that we face, however, mean that it can sometimes be hard for kids get into Cycling from a young age."
Maria Yates, founder of Balanceability added: "Cycling is a life skill and we are thrilled that First Choice has recognised the importance of this skill. They are playing a massive part in making a real difference to the lives of children who will grow up possessing this important skill from a young age and will never forget the holiday that they learned to ride a bike!"
(JP/MH)
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Parents Spend Just '17 Minutes A Day' Teaching Children Skills
An increase in parental time pressures means that children are not learning valuable life skills, according to a new study.
As a result, almost half of children in the UK are unable to ride a bicycle by the age of six.
The findings, which were revealed by First Choice, found that almost half of parents have less than 17 minutes a day to teach their children new skills, such as learning to ride a bike.
Reasons for the lack of time spent together include longer working hours as well as household chores.
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The study also found that three quarters of parents felt the need to learn to ride a bike is an important life skill.
London 2012 double Olympic gold medalist, Laura Trott, has teamed up with First Choice and Balanceability, to teach cycling to children as young as two and a half.
She said: "Following on from the British success at the London 2012 Olympics and the more recent Tour de France, which saw a Briton win for the second year running, Cycling has never been more popular. Our modern environment and time pressures that we face, however, mean that it can sometimes be hard for kids get into Cycling from a young age."
Maria Yates, founder of Balanceability added: "Cycling is a life skill and we are thrilled that First Choice has recognised the importance of this skill. They are playing a massive part in making a real difference to the lives of children who will grow up possessing this important skill from a young age and will never forget the holiday that they learned to ride a bike!"
(JP/MH)
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