Giving toddlers back some power.

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When my daughter was born and we were living in the suburbs, I used to see a lot of mothers with jogger prams, running. Running was never my thing and I used to trudge from Dynnyrne, all the way down into Hobart with Amy in the pram, once a week at least.

I imagine if we’d stayed living in the suburbs, we would have kept walking all over the country side.

However, we moved out into the rural areas of Tasmania, where I spent hours every day, walking to the corner of the sealed road, along my gravel road, wishing for Amy to fall asleep. Kilometres of walking, designed to stop her screaming and give me some peace.

I was rather fit.

A few years on and we’re living even further out in the rural areas, with land and lots of poultry. Our roads are unsuitable for walking; a 110kmph highway runs along my front fence and there is no real verge for walking on.

Because we’ve got pasture and a giant flat area for Amy to play in, for this Christmas, we bought her a bike. She doesn’t know it yet, obviously, but part of the reason her father has been whipper snipping for hours each day, is so that the grass is short enough for learning to ride. He’s leaving some long parts and we’re going to create ‘bike tracks’ for the kids.

With Amy getting a bike, we needed something equally fun for Isaac and a trike was what we decided on. I hadn’t gotten around to buying one yet, luckily, because the opportunity to review one came up.

The Smart-Trike 4-in-1 has some pretty amazing specs. It adjusts for a baby as young as 6 months to ride and recline (oh the sleeping possibilities! do you know how much I would have loved one of these when Amy was a baby?) all the way up to a 24+ month old to ride alone. Having a clutch means that Isaac can pedal as much as he likes and yet, we only move at my speed.

Best. Idea. Ever.

I’ve not let Isaac ride it yet, in fact, neither child knows about it. But that doesn’t matter, because this tricycle? It’s AWESOME. I wish I’d had it for him 12 months ago when he decided that he absolutely NO WAY was NOT letting me put him in a pram.

This has caused some issues, as you can imagine.

Supermarketing is a pain in the arse and he bolts at the slightest chance of freedom.

I think this tricycle is going to change all that.

We  don’t have footpaths, so when we’re at home I’ll take the handle off and let him ride around, like an older child.

But you can bet your socks that I’ll be putting the handle back on and letting him ride around the shops, while he’s strapped in, so he can’t bolt.

I figure it’s only fair, that he’s given a chance to run over all the adults who spend their time glaring at his screaming meltdowns, or pushing past him.

The Smart-Trike. Giving toddlers back some power.

Well, some power that doesn’t involve screaming tantrums.

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