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Agreed - great perspective. My daughter tends to not want to talk about anything and the more I push her, the more she clams up. So in my case, I probably shouldn't push her to talk about it. My other daughter, on the other hand, tells me every thought that comes into her head, so if she were a...

Definitely - I have asked for a private and she's getting one this weekend. Thank you so much!

Awesome advice, thank you so much!

Thank you so much - her coaches also recommended I not talk about it at all. Which I haven't! I also did get her a private this week so she could get some one-on-one time. :)

My daughter is level 6 and recently had some kind of incident on bars where she was practicing her giants to flyaways. Now she is scared to do her flyaway dismount in her routine. Last meet her coach had her scratch on bars. I'm trying to figure out the best course of action for the next meet...

She's level 5. She didn't say anything, but seemed upset (naturally). All very sage advice, thank you so much! I feel very reassured that I did the right thing and what everyone is suggesting here is what I was planning on doing (i.e., not dwelling on it). Just needed to know if I was headed...

Will do; thank you!

I totally you agree with you about not mentioning it again!! :)

Thank you. It just happened, so she isn't having problems yet. I just want to make sure I'm being supportive of her. After the meet, when we watched the videos of her routines, I just told her not to worry about it, that falls happen, and I was proud of her that she got back up and finished her...

My daughter recently fell on her bars routine during a competition. She got right back up and completed her routine, but I'm afraid the fall will mess with her head. What's the best way I can support her? This is the first time this has happened in a competion.