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    Parents Confession time- who's Dd's have extra Leo's? :)

    My daughter just turned 5. If she keeps loving gymnastics as much as she has for the past two years, there will be many, many more leotards, I'm sure. When she started taking classes without me (a big step), I bought her one. When she turned 4, we bought another, and for Christmas last year...
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    Parents Summer break might break me

    My 4.5 yo daughter doesn't go to school yet, but her brother (9) has been on break for a week already! She loved taking him to open gym twice last week. She still has two classes per week and open gym will go down to once a week in middle June. In addition to living room floor routines, sofa...
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    Parents Do you do conditioning/practice with your children?

    My little gymnast is only 4.5, and barely 30 pounds, but this kid's muscles are starting to put me to shame! I'm a lifelong runner and tennis player, so I love doing anything active together. Little A likes to pretend we are doing a gymnastics class together: we warm up, stretch, and then I...
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    Parents Parent's Throwback Thrusday

    And for comparison, here she is at her current age (4.5)--
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    Parents Parent's Throwback Thrusday

    Here is Little A at age 2.5...
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    Parents "Parent-teacher conferences" in gymnastics?

    I put "conference" in quotation marks for that very reason, because I was just relating it to a chat one might have with a teacher outside of class time. I'm sorry as the original poster to have caused a stir! I'm not one to ruffle feathers intentionally. I do think my Little A's teacher does...
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    Parents Dd starting on Friday

    I can't speak for how quickly she will move up, but I just wanted to say I enjoyed reading about her enthusiasm (and yours)! My daughter is still a "little" but has a similar enthusiasm for gymnastics. I hope that, no matter what, your daughter finds joy in pursuing her desire!
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    Parents "Parent-teacher conferences" in gymnastics?

    I definitely understand the workings of a gym more now. Thank you all for sharing wisdom and experience. I was the original poster. As I have no concerns, I will continue to watch my daughter and see what happens. I'd love to tell her teacher "thanks" when I can, but I don't want to get in the...
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    Parents "Parent-teacher conferences" in gymnastics?

    Of course my daughter's delight in going to class is wonderful assurance that all is going well. And there are no problems or imminent move-ups. No, school is not open for viewing. However, I do get to chat with my son's teacher even when everything is going great! Again, maybe...
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    Parents "Parent-teacher conferences" in gymnastics?

    Thanks for even more replies! I'm getting a great sense of how things work.
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    Parents "Parent-teacher conferences" in gymnastics?

    Thank you all. This is why I asked. I grew up playing tennis and started at five, and I have no idea how much my mom spoke with my instructors. I'm guessing it was pleasant chatting. There is nothing I need to know. I didn't know if it was customary to check in with a teacher from time to...
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    Parents "Parent-teacher conferences" in gymnastics?

    Thanks for the input! I'm not worried, just curious. I guess we had something of a special day or two recently by your gym's standards--Little A and I passed our gym's head coach and she not only greeted my daughter and I, but she knew my daughter's name! We've not officially met before, so I...
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    Parents "Parent-teacher conferences" in gymnastics?

    Hello, all! I'm still a newbie to the world of gymnastics, since my Little A started taking classes at our local gym about 7 months ago. Briefly--Little A turned 4 last fall and was asked to join a pre-pre-team group right before her birthday. She loves her class, and I love watching her. My...
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    Parents Dd got her pullover today

    "into a chin up and piked herself over the bar into a front support, something must of clicked"--Tiny Dancer, my Little A did her first unassisted back pullover last week, too! The mat under her made the difference, but she did all the work while I watched. She was beaming. She also crushed her...
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    Parents Moving from rec to team

    I've enjoyed this conversation, as mommy to a 4-year old who "needs" to do gymnastics. We are happy with her gym and her current class. She has expressed interest in ballet but we weren't sure where to start or what to look for! Thanks to those who gave wise input about both pre-team questions...

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