Or maybe I am wording it wrong. Maybe a rivalry with another gymnast for skills? Though she admits she is happy for her friend to get the skill, but jealous that she can't do it and then she pushes her self to get it.
My DD recently started to really try to get the same skills her teammate (both moved to L4 together) gets. Problem is that she really isn't ready for the skills she wants to do and she isn't like her teammate. Her teammate is always practicing at home, my DD really doesn't practice so much as play around. And her teammate is FEARLESS. LOL. My daughter is definitely not fearless. She is definitely more naturally talented than my DD.
It is getting to where she gets jealous when her friend gets a skill (most recently her BWO on beam and now her friend almost has her BHS stepout on beam and she wants to do that!)and it is driving me crazy.
I hate when she compares herself to others. I have tried to talk to her about it. How we are all different. How some girls can learn things faster than others. How her only competition is herself. I never compare her skills to other girls. I just don't understand why she is doing this. It frustrates me that she will be home crying because she can't get something. It bothers me to see her so competitive. I am not competitive and even
Is this normal? What can I do to stop it,? If anything. Thanks to any advice I can get from you seasoned gym mamas.
My DD recently started to really try to get the same skills her teammate (both moved to L4 together) gets. Problem is that she really isn't ready for the skills she wants to do and she isn't like her teammate. Her teammate is always practicing at home, my DD really doesn't practice so much as play around. And her teammate is FEARLESS. LOL. My daughter is definitely not fearless. She is definitely more naturally talented than my DD.
It is getting to where she gets jealous when her friend gets a skill (most recently her BWO on beam and now her friend almost has her BHS stepout on beam and she wants to do that!)and it is driving me crazy.
I hate when she compares herself to others. I have tried to talk to her about it. How we are all different. How some girls can learn things faster than others. How her only competition is herself. I never compare her skills to other girls. I just don't understand why she is doing this. It frustrates me that she will be home crying because she can't get something. It bothers me to see her so competitive. I am not competitive and even
Is this normal? What can I do to stop it,? If anything. Thanks to any advice I can get from you seasoned gym mamas.