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Some girls at my dd's gym cry during conditioning . Real actual sobbing with tears streaming down. My dd is not a crier and when I first saw this in ghe gym , coming to pick up my dd, I was so alarmed I hung around to make sure the girls were ok and that no one was being cruel or hurting them...

You remarked that this is the first time in her life that things are not coming easily to her. Well, that happens to everyone at some point. It just happens at different times in life. its what we do in that situation that matters. I think gym could potentially be a great place to learn that...

Lot's of great advice here about looking at the Xcel program to see if it might suit and/or looking at other gyms. I just want to add one note based on experience with m dd who was an "older" pre-teamer when she first began. She used to complain a lot that pre-team was boring, that they...

Just want to chime in to say that Gym Claire o3's post expresses (with more expertise!) what I was thinking as I read. The combination of extreme weakness (hypotonia) and the emotional volatility/seeming younger than chronological age sounds a lot like ASD spectrum. We have a couple of kids...

We don't have to give in to the SM for our kids. We can refuse. My dd is 12. No instagram, no facebook. She does text with her friends. She asked about IG a couple of years ago when some of her friends got it. When I saw how much real junk (endless celebrity gossip etc) she might be...

I guess I don't see why there should be a hurry to compete. I remember once reading a wise posting on this site that has stayed with me ever since. Someone, I apologize I forget who, wrote: "gymnastics is what happens in the gym, meets are for parents." If what happens in the gym is good then...

These posts are so helpful: and the importance of strength really bears out what I see in my daughter's gym when I stop by. But this discussion also confirms to me what I ee as my dd's limitations in the sport. My dd has pretty good flexibility (has had all 3 splits for a long time, no...

I'm with you on that MILgymFAM. We are not in the car quite as much as you, but I often feel that the really important stuff--emotional, social etc--can come out in conversations in the car. There are no chores to do, no other distractions. I really cherish the time--as strange as that may...

Thanks for all your replies. I appreciate the collective wisdom. I guess I should sit back and see how things play out. I am worrying too far in advance and, honestly, at this point do not even know what my daughter will want to do, let alone what coaches will think. One thing I am sure of...

Oh, I am afraid I wasn't clear. I meant to ask if people thought it would be possible to miss the fall meets and start competing around January when the whole school business finishes.

I'd be grateful for advice from experienced parents and coaches. Please bear with me, I know this is too long a post! I am already getting a bit anxious about my dd's gymnastics situation for the coming season; I know its a bit early but here goes. My dd had a tough level 4 season. I think a...

One difficulty about trying to decide what is fun for your child is that what is fun often changes over time. My daughter was one of those girls who wanted to be in the gym ALL THE TIME at 8 or 9. Wanted to go to every open gym; would have signed up for extra hours if she could. Made all...

Mine usually needs to eat a quick snack on the car ride between school and gym. I do try to pack in some good energy foods then too since they don't always get a snack break during practice. Bananas can be good choice--carbs and easy to pack! Sometimes 1/2 PBJ. I often put a chocolate milk...

I'm trying to plan a trip to Paris this summer. It will be part work, part vacation. Do you think it would be possible for my dd to train at a gym there for 2-4 weeks? (don't know length of trip yet). I don't know anything about gyms in France. My daughter understands French pretty well...

Some kids just need to blow off more steam. If she has had to be controlled for a whole day at school, it might be hard to behave perfectly for a whole practice after school. I guess it depends on the "severity" of the goofing off. If the coaches aren't concerned than I wouldn't be. Don't...