So I took my son out to the ice rink for the first time on Saturday, trying to get him exposed to something new. He was very good at standing up on his skates while we were off the ice (no noodle-ankles), but as soon as we got on he didn't try to stand up at all.
I'm not a very strong skater myself, but I figured at least I could cart him around a bit. The big problem was that he was adamant that I needed to hold him under his armpits (rather than holding his hands above his head). After any 2 minutes of trying to skate like that, my back would be wrecked. We had to keep sitting on the hockey benches for me to stretch/rest.
I got him to skate a little bit the other way (holding his hands)... but he wouldn't stand up that way well at all... turned into a marionette or something. He did manage to try some stepping a little bit though, which I think was good. Part of the problem is that I don't know how I learned how to skate, but I'm not very good, and have no idea how to teach someone else. I think it may be better for me to get him some real skating lessons from people who know what they are doing :).
Overall it was pretty fun... and afterwards (after complaining a few times and having fun a few times during), Fox said that he had fun too... which was the goal to begin with. Maybe I'll take him again next weekend sometime... see if he gets any more bold about the ice.
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