Recent content by Gym2halo

Last year, my daughter and I had several problems with a "mean mom." After so many comments from her about other children and my own as well as bad behavior from her daughter, I completely dissociated myself from her and have kept myself as physically distant as possible. It seems this year...

I’ve figured it out. She’s competitive and usually is in it at the competitions. However, our idea of competition doesn’t involve hurting others. It involves lifting others up and respecting each other. She had a lesson this week at the same time as the “toxic family.” In their presence, the...

I have checked in with her. She had one event with others, and she competed an unfinished routine. It had undertime penalties, so she placed last. She knew that would happen, but she expressed wanting to win and added in additional material herself. I asked her about leveling up, and she still...

Yep. And I have had these thoughts about her, too. She is very bright, reads a ton, etc. Sometimes, though, she seems so aloof. And she can create disorder out of order when it comes to her bedroom and belongings. I am not even sure what this process would look like. I make her check lists for...

Yes She’s been doing some gymnastics/ tumbling to help. This seemed like a good place to ask my question because I see a lot of parallels. I think I’ll let the coach do her thing.

Yes! We could definitely choose to have cheaper fun, lol. The way we go about it is one weekly sport-specific lesson, so the rest of the week, I do try to help her remember what was said. Her coach will tell me what to watch for, etc. I wish I could drop her off at a studio, but our state...

Thank you both. Yes, we want her to have fun, of course. Right now she is on her own at her level much of the time, unless we were to travel out of state. So she wins, but a judge can protect wins to prevent advancement. So, that’s what happened yesterday. Maybe the coach will have the right...

The judges write them. I thought about having her coach go through each comment and category with her. Maybe that would have an impact.

The simple things that she didn't do, which were deductions. "Improper..." "Hold this position for 2 counts" before you begin your routine. I'm really glad the judges were so critical because I can reference the comments, as will her coach. *she spins a metal stick...it's very similar to...

My daughter is in a similar type of sport. This supplements her sport, so I thought this would be a good place to ask what you do in this scenario. My daughter is 9, and she practices pretty hard at her sport. However, she has bad habits that prove to be difficult to break. If she is...

Oddly enough, we looked into Rhythmic Gymnastics and could only find one gym within two hours. She actually owns rhythmic clubs she plays around with, but it will have to remain a sport we watch during the Olympics, lol. I think she is going to be in this sport for the long haul. She likes...

Thank you so much! I think no matter what, I should get a panel mat for drills. Do you think a wedge against the wall is any better than just using a wall at home?

I do see the octagon and rollers used in videos for training for walkovers. Can anyone comment on why that is? Now I am back to the panel mat or wedge-into-cube thing for drills, lol. My daughter dislikes doing backbends on wedges, though. She can go into one from standing and stand up, but...

We just watched the video, and it is great! We don't have access to that type of tumbling equipment, which is why I was first considering a wedge that can then fold into a square. But the dance teacher said if we get anything, get an octagon. My daughter does some drills, such as wall walks...

She's both a former gymnast and ballerina. She does have older students who perform walkovers/acro, but she doesn't offer it as a class. The studio is in an old tiny house. Both she and her son-in-law have experience, but she's explained she does have some back issues from her years as a...