| Teaching your child to do any sports requires | | | | in a weekend. |
| patience and time. Teaching them to maneuver on | | | | Once your child either becomes proficient in skiing, or |
| water or snow will require more. If you have spent | | | | has learned the basics then you can introduce |
| any time with your children teaching them other | | | | snowboarding to them. This sport takes children |
| sports, then you know your child. The call on | | | | longer to learn even the easiest of slopes. To be able |
| whether to teach your child to ski before | | | | to get from the top to the bottom of even a green |
| snowboarding is up to you as the parent and what | | | | slope can take awhile. Teaching children under the |
| you know about your child's ability to learn new | | | | age of six is not recommended as this can be even |
| things. You have watched them become skilled at | | | | more frustrating for them. |
| other sports and know their frustration and toleration | | | | If you want your two or three year old to have |
| level for grasping new concepts. | | | | some fun, there are introductory classes for skiing |
| If you want to give your child lessons on skiing one | | | | that are perfect for them. This will give them the |
| weekend before you teach them to snowboard | | | | basic concepts of the sport at a relatively young age. |
| though, this may be a good idea. They do not have | | | | You have to remember that children have a smaller |
| to be excellent skiers to learn how to snowboard. | | | | attention span and less stamina. They are also still |
| Teaching them skiing first can be practical. It will | | | | growing physically, so things like skiing and |
| teach them the basic moves like turning and stopping. | | | | snowboarding can be a challenge. If you really want |
| It will get them comfortable being on the skis and | | | | to teach them snowboarding, then wait until they |
| learning to maneuver on easy slopes. If your family | | | | turn at least seven or eight. Then they will really |
| skis a lot, then you may want to teach children how | | | | enjoy the sport. |
| to ski instead of just giving them a quick run through | | | | |