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lilgymmie7
I'm also afraid every gym will be the same...I've heard such stories other places. I never wanted to be a gym hopping family
I was attempting to read all of the other posts before posting,but I had to comment that "No" not all gyms are the same. I am going to ask: (Disclaimer: I don't mean all foreign coaches are this way!) Are Sophia's coaches European? I ask only because their take on pain and fear is so different from what we as Americans see pain and fear as.
My older DD's coaches who were European would have probably reacted in the same way as Sophia's coaches. Whether good or bad, as a parent, we all have to decide what is best for our own children. Like the other posters, I could never subject my own to that kind of treatment. I did pull her from their gym.
Leaving a child to vault for a lengthy amount of time in an attempt to get her over the "fear" to me wouldn't accomplish the goal. But If it is a belief that he/she has from their country and it has worked on the children back in their home country, then I can see how it might be an obvious resolution for that same coach. Children from all countries, walks of life, etc. are so different. However, coaches may not have the knowledge of what psychologically works for every child. Are there many coaches out there that do invest in courses dealing with child/adolescent psychology? We are lucky that at DD's new gym the majority of the coaches hold a psychology or education degree. It provides me with that piece of mind with little DD that her psyche will also be nurtured as her talent is developed.