dd, 7, is going into her first competition year and is very anxious about the competitions. She tells me it's the judges - what if she scores bad, falls off, etc. DD is not usually like this. She loves the yearly recitals and 2 yrs ago when she was on an in-house team, she did great with the competition.
I have just attempted to reassure her, letting her know that all she needed to worry about was doing the best she could and everyone was very proud of how far she has come but this doesn't seem to have helped. Every practice for the past few weeks has ended with her stating her anxiousness.
I'm ready to just end the conversation, letting her know we have already discussed it enough and she needs to think this out for herself. I'm worried that my talking about it (even the positives) is just perpetuating the situation.
So, is this normal for first yr meets? If so, what's the best way to handle it? I think after she gets a taste, she'll love it but it's this first. Unfortunately, they have one competition in Nov. and then don't begin the regular season until Feb.
Thanks in advance!!!!
I have just attempted to reassure her, letting her know that all she needed to worry about was doing the best she could and everyone was very proud of how far she has come but this doesn't seem to have helped. Every practice for the past few weeks has ended with her stating her anxiousness.
I'm ready to just end the conversation, letting her know we have already discussed it enough and she needs to think this out for herself. I'm worried that my talking about it (even the positives) is just perpetuating the situation.
So, is this normal for first yr meets? If so, what's the best way to handle it? I think after she gets a taste, she'll love it but it's this first. Unfortunately, they have one competition in Nov. and then don't begin the regular season until Feb.
Thanks in advance!!!!