Orangesoda
Proud Parent
- Jul 15, 2014
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My daughter's a young 5yrs and does three pre-preteam hrs of gym per week. She told me last week that her coach told her to "stretch while I watch tv." She's bar far the least flexible grommit in her class. I think her shoulder flexibility is comparable, but her splits are the pits really. Most girls have their splits at this point, but there's a couple inches of space under her if her legs are really straight on both her right and left splits.
Anyways, I've gently reminded her a couple times, but darn it if she isn't a lazy kid when we're at home. Ha. Must get it from her mom. She's not into stretching. Like. At all. A couple of questions.
1. How important is it that she stretch at home? Will the flexibility develop eventually in class? I'm guessing the answer is no, otherwise the coach wouldn't have told her to do it on her own.
2. What is a reasonable amount of stretching to "inflict" on a kid? Ha. I mean, she can't really sit and watch tv in her splits if she has to hold herself up because there's so much space between her bumb and the ground. Is there a better way?
I haven't really decided on the approach I'm going to take, so I'd love some perspective. I know there's a lot of "leave gym at the gym" and "are you a coach?" attitude here. Does that apply to stretching too? If my kid takes piano lessons, I make sure she practices. Right? Wrong? Is this different? Can I make a chart? I foresee her flexibility being the "limiting reagent" in her gymnastics. (Does anyone remember chemistry? Funny.)
Anyways, I've gently reminded her a couple times, but darn it if she isn't a lazy kid when we're at home. Ha. Must get it from her mom. She's not into stretching. Like. At all. A couple of questions.
1. How important is it that she stretch at home? Will the flexibility develop eventually in class? I'm guessing the answer is no, otherwise the coach wouldn't have told her to do it on her own.
2. What is a reasonable amount of stretching to "inflict" on a kid? Ha. I mean, she can't really sit and watch tv in her splits if she has to hold herself up because there's so much space between her bumb and the ground. Is there a better way?
I haven't really decided on the approach I'm going to take, so I'd love some perspective. I know there's a lot of "leave gym at the gym" and "are you a coach?" attitude here. Does that apply to stretching too? If my kid takes piano lessons, I make sure she practices. Right? Wrong? Is this different? Can I make a chart? I foresee her flexibility being the "limiting reagent" in her gymnastics. (Does anyone remember chemistry? Funny.)