Melissa, it's not any harder as long as the kid doesn't freak out. You just have them 'sit' in your lap and put their feet on the board to the inside of your bindings. I've taken kids as old as 9 I think, with the hope that the 'experience of riding' would help them get the feel for it. Unfortunately, at least in my experience, it did NOT translate to them being able to get up (or overcome their fear of getting up) at all.
(Message edited by helix_rider on July 30, 2008)