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My son was 4 when he learned, and this is what I did. We went to a nearby park that had a very flat, straight walkway. I would kind of jog along side him while he pedaled. We started with me holding on to his shoulder (lightly resting my hand, not grabbing) and I would give him tips as he was pedaling, like go faster or look in front of you or start to move your hands towards the brakes. We did that a few times and then I told him he was ready and I just jogged along next to him telling him whatever I thought he needed to hear. We did that for maybe 20 minutes and he got it. My husband did a second round the next week and he could ride pretty well after that.

I just wanted to say good luck. This is one of those big life moments, and it'll be so fun!!

@travellingbee: can he ride a balance bike? Otherwise you could take the pedals off and let himmaster balancing before he tries to do it all together. B actually learnt how to ride his bike this weekend. DH and my dad helped him until he trusted himself that his feet would keep pedaling. He didn't have any issues with balance. It was around 30 minutes and he was off.
By helping I mean that they basically did what @lamariniere: described, jog next to him while stabilizing the bike. He is so proud that he can now ride the pedal bike. I'm sure L will have it mastered really quickly too.

We had her ride a balance bike a couple times to figure out the balance part. Took her to an empty parking lot, DH held the back of her seat a couple times but then she went by herself. Stopping and turning seemed like the tricky parts for her.

@travellingbee: I think then he's ready! Just help him steady himself and he'll probably have it figured out in no time. Like I said it was less than 30 minutes for us and then he was zapping around. Just make sure he knows how he o brake.