- 1). Make sure your child can turn using the wedge-Christie method (see the Related eHow). Until the child masters this skill, poles are not needed and are more a nuisance than a help.
- 2). Determine whether your child has the motor skills necessary to hold poles. If you end up spending a good portion of your day picking up the poles, you'll probably want to ditch them.
- 3). Ask your child if he or she wants poles. Odds are, the child will say yes because you have poles. If the child says no, hold off for now.
- 4). Wait until your child is 6 or 7 years old. Peer pressure may intrude earlier, but until then poles aren't necessary.
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