Recent content by Amumcalledove

I told my kiddo they had a extra class that week to try some new things. They were disappointed, not about not being selected, they had no idea about that, but enjoyed the tryout and wanted to know why it wasn’t each week.

Yes to equity is not equality. We value each kiddo for who they are, what their interests are and where they are on that journey (at our stage this is more to do with age) One kiddo gets to do ‘more’ in terms of activities because of their age. On the flip side younger kiddo gets more freedom...

As a different perspective - we don’t post anything with kiddos in on social media (aside from the odd hand or foot). We live a long way away from family but can direct message them videos with new achievements and routines.

No parent allowed practices for 3 year old new to gymnastics in a rec class …. You can come to an exhibition at the end of the year‍♀ No we didn’t start at that gym

Exactly! I can see the advantages of homeschooling but to do so for us would not work financially. There would definitely be no gym and probably not a house either

This is why communication is so important - this wouldn’t work for us. If practice is usually Tuesday and Thursday say, I’ll plan around that. But if it changes time or day, because of staffing or team rosters then nope - most days because of work. Can people really do this?

Absolutely but then why would they offer a flexible program (I may have misunderstood the OP)- I’m not trying to be critical of any one way of doing a gym program, but be upfront about it and stick to it.

There seems to be a strong assumption in the gym world that gym is the most important thing for any kiddo/family. I feel your frustration with the change of scheduling. We too balance out our activities and each season/stage shuffle round for the best fit, including my work commitments. I...

We’re relative newbies and happily on a no rush route Kiddo 1 Started at 18 months preschool rec classes (with most of a year out with pandemic) Advanced preschool - age 4 Rec - age 5 Kiddo 2 Started at 2 Preschool rec classes - age 2 & 3 We declined advanced preschool class age 3 Neither...

Figuring out where your kiddo fits in gym world is tough. We’ve been in a same, same but different situation earlier this year trying to work out what group/route was next for our kiddo. Ultimately we went with the smaller step, could she be doing more, probably, but there’s plenty of time and...

Yay for your kiddo and gaining her confidence and skills! These are no small achievements. I’m not denying that there can be focus on those kiddos making the most progress but also as Aussie Coach said different kiddos come to things at different times. For one of my gymmies an approach of...

Agree that getting frustrated definitely doesn’t help. In my experience any hint of being forced to do something is met with resistance at this age. If she’s enjoying the class and you’re happy the coaches are managing the situation then can you let it be at least for a while? Reducing...

I also have a gym loving toddler - who was invited to a second advanced class. I know that a second session a week - they would love it and I see no harm. They would be running around being active anyway. But we said not now. It meant another day of commuting and commitment. That’s not the...

Vaccination is a requirement where I am - no one I know dismissed for this reason although I do know people in health care roles who were. For me it’s the constant being asked to do more with less (or at least no more). Increasing class sizes. Absorbing others work when vacancies can’t be...

We started gymnastics because it was one of the few activities that could start with a very young and very active toddler (parent and toddler classes from 18 months). They’ve kept going simply because they enjoy the classes. Benefits as young children would be confidence in their physical...