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I need some advice about handling another parent. My daughter's former gym basically disbanded and we found a nice gym near our home. A friend in the former group went to another gym pretty far away along with some others we knew. The mom occasionally contacts me, but she is very competitive...

I know this has been discussed a lot, but I can't seem to find any threads that are exactly what I'm looking for. The classes I teach have 18-month-old (mommy and me) up to age three in the same class. I'm having trouble coming up with warm ups/circuits that would work well for these age groups...

The back of your car looks like this.... I pick her up from school, she changes, sometimes has a cliff bar, and I drop her off at the gym. No wonder I can't find any of her clothes...they're all in here!! Yikes....

Im a relatively new mom. My DD started in January. I have a love-hate relationship with this sport. Like I LOVE that my DD found something that she loves so much. She tried ballet, softball and soccer before deciding on gymnastics and she hated all of them. I was honestly starting to wonder if...

My 8 year old daughter has been complaining on and off for about a month about knee pain. We think she injured it working on her front tuck. Three weeks ago I took her to the doctor and they said the knee was inflamed. Told us to ice it, give ibuprofen, and rest it. We did that but continued...

I'm coaching preschool and rec gymnastics summer courses this summer. One course is 4 days long and they have one class a day. Some kids only come to one course but some attend to 2-4 courses. I've coached them for one week now. I would love to find more games to play with the kids, especially...

I am incredibly proud of my 9 year old L2 daughter. This weekend she had her first meet where she hit all of her skills in her routines with no falls or major errors. She finally showed her coaches that she can do everything in a meet that she can do in a practice which is huge as we are...

My daughter just finished 1st place for level 5 states and I don't know how to tell her how proud I am of her without just saying it! She started last year on level 4, struggled all year, and this year she showed her potential and talent and came through. She also had a great year competing...

I ask this question full well knowing my daughter is just turned 6. We are in pre-team. She's been doing gymnastics just a year. She was making great progress and quickly! Now, not only has she hit a plateau, but she is loosing skills she once had, not focusing and not listening. In other...

Hi everyone! I'm a mom of a fairly new gymnast whose been doing gymnastics for about 2 years. I decided to join the forum because we recently moved and I didn't realize how difficult it would be to change gyms and find a place that was willing to allow my kid a tryout for the pre-team. Will...

Forgive me Chalkbucket for I'm about to go CGM. I think we've all got a little tendency here. I know I do and most of the time I work hard to keep it a bay. Normally, I would never become vested in my kid beating another kid. BUT there's one boy who used to bully my son when they were...

Hi there, my daughter is 5 and in pre-team. Has been for about 4 1/2 months. The head coach is amazing! Very no nonsense. We take privates with her as well. However the coach for her pre team is much more lax...tickles and plays around. Ect. I find this not the place for pre team. She especially...

So, I was that really bad mom at the gym and ride home last night. For history we changed gyms 4-5 months ago and after the first intro week I stopped watching practice and let ODD (just turned 10 level 4) do her thing. I might catch the last 10-15 min of practice but even that is rare. Since...

DD is level 3 and has very long (past her waist), fine hair. And I am hair-challenged. She is adament that she does not want a bun, which is the only style I think might be appropriate for someone who has hair as long as hers. But I think a bun will probably also likely be a problem with the...

And a toddler aged girl, who had best pick a cheaper sport. As a family, 2015-16 will be our 5th competition season. I know so little about gymnastics I am not even dangerous. But, I guess I know more than I did 5 years ago!

If you and other moms felt that your DD's group is pretty much the "reject" group, the group that gets cast to the side. Would you express your concerns to the HC or just let it go in fear of becoming that crazy gym mom?

My 7 year old daughter has bent legs in vault, bars, and beam. She is xcel bronze, 2nd year competing. Last year she competed level 2 but only one competition. Her coach told her she is going to get big deductions for them. She is an overachiever and tries so hard to get it but I honestly don't...

I have to fill in for an absent coach in several mommy & me classes next week. Kids are going to be anywhere from 12 months to 2 years old. I've never been exposed to that age range before. Anyone know or remember from experience what is typically done in this type of class? I imagine a lot of...

Hi! We are somewhat new to gymnastics. My 7 year old took a few classes at age 3 or 4 and then had a few classes while living abroad during school PE. Then in May after moving back to the US she started up in a gym and quickly moved up and now she is in a training program. She is strong, has...

Just wanted to share a story.. I had my DDs meeting to discuss optionals and to ask all my questions etc. DD scored out of L5 with a 33 and is training L6/7. All of the sudden, a WAVE of blankness came over me and I had no questions. Then, just started talking and told the coach that I felt...