I just bought my little grandson (2 years old) a running bike or balance bike. I saw a video of kids on this. It is a bike with no cranks that teaches balance. The child walks the bike and eventually picks up his feet and glides when he runs with the bike. The seat and handlebars go up to accommodate bigger children. I would have gotten one for my son if they had been around back then. Apparently, the pedaling gets in the way of learning balance. The literature says that once they master balance with this bike, they don't even need training wheels and go straight to a regular bike. Here's a link to Amazon with a picture. It might help kids who are afraid of bikes. We'll see how long it takes a 2 year old to learn to glide. He looks like he is really enjoying just walking on this 'big boy' bike (which is all he is doing so far).

http://www.amazon.com/Strider-Sports...2743380&sr=1-3