Review

Enabling Environments: Equipment: YBike; Rocker; Mirrored Trays...

The latest early years products can help children sleep comfortably and get around safely, says Ruth Thomson.

- YBike £39.99

www.ybike.co.za

The multi-award-winning YBike has been engineered with safety in mind and designed to help improve children's balance and co-ordination skills.

Its injection-moulded construction eliminates weak points, rust and punctures and offers more design freedom. Created by two parents for their daughters, the bike's larger wheels produce a safer ride on uneven surfaces. The front wheel is positioned further forward than normal, so increasing the size of the turning circle and reducing the risk of children falling as they turn. The single back wheel is designed to encourage better motor development and balance.

Children who tested the bike for 20-30 minutes twice a week showed improvements in both static and dynamic balance, bilateral co-ordination and physical self-confidence

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