The invention discloses a scooter for children. The scooter includes a pedal platform; the front end of the pedal platform is provided with a handle assembly and a front wheel assembly; the tail partof the pedal platform is provided with a rear wheel; the upper end of the pedal platform is provided with a seat assembly; the rear wheel is rotatably connected to the pedal platform through a rotating shaft; one side of the rear wheel is provided with a brake plate; the brake plate is in elastic connection with the pedal platform through a torsion spring; the upper end of the brake plate is provided with a fixing groove; a supporting block is arranged in the fixing groove and in bolt joint with the fixing groove through a screw thread; the upper end of the supporting block has a slope; the handle assembly consists of a fixing cylinder, a lower vertical rod and an upper vertical rod; the fixing cylinder is a hollow structure; and one end of the fixing cylinder is fixedly connected to the pedal platform through a threaded groove. Compared with traditional scooters for children, users can complete the braking through hands after a seat plate is installed, so that the scooter can be moreconvenient and safer.