Hi everyone,
So this has been on my mind for a while, even though it won't affect us till next fall (I'm a bit of a planner), and would love to hear thoughts from others. If my 5 yo DD continues with gym and moves up to the team in summer, her schedule would change next fall to 2 hours, 4 times a week. For three of those days (Tues, Wed, Thurs) the time would be 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Considering her bedtime right now is 8 pm, this would be really a big change for her since her wake up time for school would be the same. On days she has gym right now, it ends at 7 pm, and she doesn't really settle down to sleep until 8:30, if we're lucky, so I extrapolate to next fall and see her getting to sleep at 10, which I think can't possibly be enough sleep for her for 3 days a week, every week.
Now, the gym she is at right now, is a well known gym that produces Elite gymnasts, and is also the closest gym to our house (about 5 mins drive), and she loves her friends and her coaches. She would really not like to change gyms. And I would really prefer she stays where she is. But I'm getting to the point where I think we should be looking at other gyms simply because of the schedule. I'd love to get some feedback and anyone who has gone through this. Am I overthinking this? Will she adjust to a new schedule or will it be too much for her? She will only be in first grade next year, and if she moves up another level at the end of the year, the times are much more reasonable.
So this has been on my mind for a while, even though it won't affect us till next fall (I'm a bit of a planner), and would love to hear thoughts from others. If my 5 yo DD continues with gym and moves up to the team in summer, her schedule would change next fall to 2 hours, 4 times a week. For three of those days (Tues, Wed, Thurs) the time would be 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Considering her bedtime right now is 8 pm, this would be really a big change for her since her wake up time for school would be the same. On days she has gym right now, it ends at 7 pm, and she doesn't really settle down to sleep until 8:30, if we're lucky, so I extrapolate to next fall and see her getting to sleep at 10, which I think can't possibly be enough sleep for her for 3 days a week, every week.
Now, the gym she is at right now, is a well known gym that produces Elite gymnasts, and is also the closest gym to our house (about 5 mins drive), and she loves her friends and her coaches. She would really not like to change gyms. And I would really prefer she stays where she is. But I'm getting to the point where I think we should be looking at other gyms simply because of the schedule. I'd love to get some feedback and anyone who has gone through this. Am I overthinking this? Will she adjust to a new schedule or will it be too much for her? She will only be in first grade next year, and if she moves up another level at the end of the year, the times are much more reasonable.