Is learning how to ride a bike nessessary for a child?

  In the book Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen the main character Auden had no childhood a "normal" child would have. She never played with toys hung out with friends or even learned how to ride a bike. And you would think that every child knows how to ride a bike. Auden spent her childhood workin, studying, doing homework to impress her parents. Auden trys to impress her parents throughout the book.
 One reason I think this is because her mom is never paying attention to her. She's always studying and talking about grades in front of her mom. But her mom never really praises her. At least you never see that in the book. And the only reason Auden did not have a "normal" childhood was because she was trying to get her mom's attention by doing amazing in school. A regular parent what be congraulating their child. But her mom is just so up in her own world she can't even notice that her daughter gave up on her chlidhood just to have some affection from her mom.
  My parents have always congratulated me from doing well in school. I don't think a child should try to impress their parents. It's wrong. The parents should realize they have a kid and notice them and not be so worried with work or something else that their kid feels left out of their parent-child relationship.