Chapter 6
Strategies for Continuity and Collaboration
When my daughter turned six she got a bicycle for her birthday. It was her first big kid bike without training wheels. She was excited to learn how to ride it. She hopped on and promptly lost her balance. We worked with her for an hour, holding the bike and giving guidance, but she couldn’t get the balance right and became so frustrated that she began to cry. We assured her it would take time and practice, but she no longer seemed eager.
We tried to practice with her for the next couple of weekends, but when she didn’t master it right away she got frustrated and lost interest. The bike sat in the garage for another year and became a home for spiders. We tried at times to pull the bike out ...
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