The benefits your children will get when you buy this scooter are: Balance and Direction: Scooters are powered first by a kick but directed using balance. Gross and fine motor skills: Developing gross and fine motor skills enables kids to become more independent while opening doors to exploration, creativity, and learning Confidence: It's usually doesn’t take long for kids to master riding a scooter. When they do, the confidence knowing they can handle it can potentially make them eager to tackle other skills. Safety: Riding scooters, kids can understand a bit more about the importance of protecting their bodies and consequences of not doing so. Fun: Kids love the freedom and ease that riding a scooter provides. The bottom line is that kick scooters are fun and also let them ride when walking might be a burden.