How do I figure out what size my daughter's bike is?

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She needs a bigger bike, but I have no clue what size her current bike is. Someone once told me it has something to do with the tires but I have no idea where to look, there are several numbers on her tire. I see no numbers anywhere on her bike.
The only numbers on the tire that I see besides how much to inflate them is a 56-4013. Does this mean it's 56 inches?? My daughter is 10 years old.
 
The wheel size is the bike size. If it's not on the tire, measure the diameter (straight across the middle width of the tire). But what you need to be concerned with is how your daughter fits a bike. If it is a girls bike with the swept-down cross bar, then you just need one where her feet reach the pedal when the pedal is all the way down and she is seated with her leg fully extended. Get a bike where she is in this position with the seat lowered all or most of the way and you can adjust the seat height as she grows. If it is a "unisex" bike with a straight-across crossbar, then she also needs to be able to straddle the crossbar with her feet on the ground. This is for safety. Finally, a GOOD helmet should always be part of the riding equipment.
 
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