Anon Tell me your crazy gym parent behaviors

[Anonymous (e3d2)]

Of course! I did the same when my kid was young. Even talked with other moms. It was like a mini social hour. But then my child turned into a teen and her hours went from 9 per week to 20. The skills got hard. It just became weird to stay and watch for more than a few minutes. You will understand this when your kiddo is a L10.

I get that it makes sense but the original comment seemed to refer to all parents who stay and watch and I think there should be a caveat that this is only crazy when they are higher level doing 15+ hrs/week. But even then I don't think its always crazy or helicopter-y to want to watch your child practice.

 

[Anonymous (f045)]

I get that it makes sense but the original comment seemed to refer to all parents who stay and watch and I think there should be a caveat that this is only crazy when they are higher level doing 15+ hrs/week. But even then I don't think its always crazy or helicopter-y to want to watch your child practice.

No. The original post that you quoted specified that it was a L10 mom and that she watched all 25 hours each week.

 

[Anonymous (a5ff)]

I thought the dad in a homemade "proud dad" type shirt at states was kind of crazy because the shirt had his daughter's instagram handle along his butt! I was sitting on the floor at awards and his hiney was eye level for me... I don't know that I would have noticed otherwise. That is one way to advertise your child's social media! Hahaha

 

[Anonymous (79fc)]

I get that it makes sense but the original comment seemed to refer to all parents who stay and watch and I think there should be a caveat that this is only crazy when they are higher level doing 15+ hrs/week. But even then I don't think its always crazy or helicopter-y to want to watch your child practice.

Our gym has cameras and you can log in and watch away from the gym. I think this helps with the ability to watch your kid but also not be present and distracting.