They say once you know how to ride a bike, you never forget. You just have to learn first. Teach your child how to ride a bike with easy frustration-free strategies.

Start with Bike Safety
You can't bubble wrap your child every time she goes for a ride but you can help her be as safe as possible when she does get on her bike. Start with some lessons on bike safety.

Teach her how to put on her helmet and tell her that she can't ever ride without it.

Some parents prefer their children wear elbow and knee pads while learning to ride too. If that's the case, show her how to put those on too.

Help Your Child Get Comfortable
She needs to get familiar with her bike so that she can be comfortable, not scared, when she attempts to ride. Take some time to explain how the pedals, chain and wheels move together and how the training wheels will keep the bike from falling over as she learns to ride.

Then let her sit on the bike to get comfortable. Show her how to grip the handlebars, let her ring the bike bell and just allow her to spend some time sitting on the bike before she goes on to actually learning how to ride.

Teach Kids Balancing First
One method of teaching your child how to ride a bike involves learning how to balance first. Some families even prefer a balance bike initially. If you already own a regular bike, all you have to do is remove the bike's wheels, some people also remove pedals and lower the bike seat.

Your child is basically sitting on the bike seat and balancing the frame.

Once she can balance the frame without tipping over, she's ready for the wheels.

Hold Up Those Wheels
Steering, pedaling, trying not to wreck -- they can be overwhelming to someone who's never ridden before. Hold the back wheel off the ground or, before the bike is fully assembled, let her sit on the bike without wheels.

Your goal is to get her foot motions down so she doesn't have to concentrate on so many things at once. She can learn how to pedal her bike without actually moving the bike. Once she's got those tricky moves of getting her feet to go in that circular motion, she's ready to go on a trial ride with your help.

Make Up a Motto
Most kids are fascinated with looking at their feet as they go round and round on the pedals. Of course, that's an issue when she needs to be looking forward to steer and stay safe.

Other kids look forward but they haven't mastered steering or they sit backwards on the brakes instead of pedaling forward. And then there are those who are so panic-stricken that they just freeze up.

Spot your child's challenge and make up a motto to keep her focused. For example, "Look at the street, not your feet!" or "Go, go, go not slow, slow, slow!" Keep it light and fun for them so they concentrate on what you're saying as they ride.

Slowly Raise the Training Wheels
As your child begins to master bike riding, slowly raise the training wheels if the bike has them. This incremental rise slowly weans her off depending on the training wheels.

She will begin to learn how to balance the bike as the training wheels are lifted. But she also has the safety and security of knowing the training wheels are there to stabilize her if she needs it.

Become Human Training Wheels
When the training wheels are off, or if you've skipped the training wheels, become the human training wheels your child needs.

Hold the bike and run alongside your child as she pedals. You should feel more like you're there for emotional support rather than physically supporting your child's balance. If you feel like you're doing all the work then she should revisit the steps above to gain better control of the bike.

Be Encouraging
As much as you know your child can do it, she simply may not be 100% confident yet. That's okay.

You may be ready to unscrew those training wheels today, give her a quick push and send her on her first solo ride but it's more important that she gets it in her own time. Be encouraging and know she'll get there when she's ready. It's more important for her to take the extra time to gain that confidence and your encouragement will help build that confidence up as well.

For now, enjoy the quality time you're spending together. She'll be off on her way soon enough!