If you want to teach your kid how to ride a bike, follow these steps.

1 - Should be obvious, but first, get them used to riding a bike with training wheels. This will probably take several months. Do not proceed until they can pedal, brake and turn. Once they reach that point, you can take off the training wheels for the remaining steps.

2 - Get them used to coasting without training wheels. Take them to a grassy hill that slopes slightly downwards. Make sure there are no obstructions and that the hill flattens out or goes back up. Lower the seat so that they can sit on the bike and place their feet on the ground. Take them up the hill 30 feet or so, set them on the bike, and tell them to lift up their feet to get going (they don't have to put their feet on the pedals at this point if that makes them feel more secure). Don't push them or hold them. Let them control things. Remind them that they can put their feet down to stop or control a fall. This may take a couple outings, but it will get them used to balancing their bike. You can move them up or down the hill as needed. Once they can balance, move on to the next step.

3 - Add pedaling to the mix. If they have not been putting their feet on the pedals while coasting, have them start doing that. Once they are comfortable with their feet on the pedals, have them start pedaling as they go down the hill.

4 - Once they can pedal down the hill, you want to make sure they learn how to brake. Explain to them how the brakes on their bike work, and have them us the brakes at the bottom of the hill to slow themselves down.

5 - All that's left now is turning the bike. By this time, the child should be able to ride on a flat area. If you can find a flat grassy area, that's best since it'll reduce the number of scrapped body parts. Set them loose and they should be able to pick it up themselves.

Of course, any time a kid is on a bike, they should be wearing a helmet and other safety equipment as needed.