My DD is 6 and currently on preteam. Right now she practices 6 hours a week, but in May that'll go up to 9 when she joins level 3 (not technically a given, but she has all the skill they say are required and then some, so it's safe to say it's a strong possibility.)
My issue is that two of her best friends in her preteam group take an extra tumbling class two hours a week and she's begging me to sign her up too. I just feel like she's already spending plenty of hours in the gym and she'll be basically living there soon enough, and while we have the ability to spend time doing other things I'd like to take advantage of that. I also want to spare her body all that extra stress as long as possible. Two more hours of just tumbling feels like I would be setting her up for an overuse injury at a young age. Last night I told her I'd think about it and I'd love some opinions.
So my first question is: am I being mean and paranoid if I tell her no? Does my reasoning sound right to you?
And if I do tell her no, I want to offer her a couple of alternative activities she could try instead. She's not a ball sport kid (says they're boring, which I think is code for them not coming easily to her lol) and she already sings in her school's choir. So apart from those things, what types of activities did your kids do along with gymnastics? I figure I'll give her a couple options and if she really wants another activity the she can pick whatever sounds good. Once the hours go up she can we'll reevaluate if she wants to stick with it.
Thanks for helping!
My issue is that two of her best friends in her preteam group take an extra tumbling class two hours a week and she's begging me to sign her up too. I just feel like she's already spending plenty of hours in the gym and she'll be basically living there soon enough, and while we have the ability to spend time doing other things I'd like to take advantage of that. I also want to spare her body all that extra stress as long as possible. Two more hours of just tumbling feels like I would be setting her up for an overuse injury at a young age. Last night I told her I'd think about it and I'd love some opinions.
So my first question is: am I being mean and paranoid if I tell her no? Does my reasoning sound right to you?
And if I do tell her no, I want to offer her a couple of alternative activities she could try instead. She's not a ball sport kid (says they're boring, which I think is code for them not coming easily to her lol) and she already sings in her school's choir. So apart from those things, what types of activities did your kids do along with gymnastics? I figure I'll give her a couple options and if she really wants another activity the she can pick whatever sounds good. Once the hours go up she can we'll reevaluate if she wants to stick with it.
Thanks for helping!