I am not sure exactly what I am looking for here, maybe just venting. My dd, 7, has issues with anxiety. Last night practice ended in tears because she was embarrased she could not get a new skill right away and she was right in front of the parents. She felt the parents were laughing at her for not getting it right away (nobody was laughing at her). I don't really know the best way to handle this. We talk all the time about how my only expectation is that she tries hard. We often talk about how some skills take a long time to learn. But, somewhere along the lines she has decided she should get skills on the first try and have them right. This isn't going to happen.
Part of the issue, I think, is the coach who was working with her at the time. This coach often relates to the kids in a sarcastic way. She does the sarcasm thing in an over the top sort of way, so the kids do get it. But, I think my dd loses sight sometimes of this. Part of me thinks I just need to work with my daughter on understanding and interpreting the sarcasm. Part of me thinks I should talk with the coach so that she understands how it can affect my daughter who seems very confident, but really is not confident at all.
I don't know. Thoughts? Suggestions?
Blue
Part of the issue, I think, is the coach who was working with her at the time. This coach often relates to the kids in a sarcastic way. She does the sarcasm thing in an over the top sort of way, so the kids do get it. But, I think my dd loses sight sometimes of this. Part of me thinks I just need to work with my daughter on understanding and interpreting the sarcasm. Part of me thinks I should talk with the coach so that she understands how it can affect my daughter who seems very confident, but really is not confident at all.
I don't know. Thoughts? Suggestions?
Blue