[header] How to do the basics of skateboarding [title] Get on your board while on carpet. [step] If you're not allowed to stand on your board in the house try in the grass. While holding onto something get used to how the board feels and everything. 
[title] Once familiar with the board, try standing on pavement without holding anything, put something nearby just in case you fall. [title] Then, decide what your feet positioning is.