Alibri
Proud Parent
My daughter is 6, on the level 2 team. A couple of months ago, I heard about the nickname that my daughter's coach gave to her. She didn't seem phased by it at first, and she didn't say much about it. Its a nickname that could be perceived as cute in an offbeat sort of way I guess, and the coach uses it as an endearment, but my problem with it is that I found out it has to do with one of her flaws as a gymnast. I don't understand why a coach would give a nickname with a negative connotation to a 6-year-old.
Recently, my daughter started to tell me it bothered her, so I knew I needed to ask the coach to stop calling her the nickname. I am not a confrontational person at all, never complain, but I approached her about it in as nice a way as I could possibly think of, basically just asking if she would consider not using the nickname and telling her it bothers my daughter. She said she would stop using the name. This was 2 weeks ago, and my daughter told me that she is still calling her the nickname. I can't believe that she forgot about our conversation already, so I can't help but think she has chosen to ignore my request.
I'm looking for advice on what to do next, since I haven't faced a situation like this before. Would you have another conversation with the coach? Go ahead and try to talk to the head coach or the gym owner? What are some ideas on what I should say? Am I overreacting and should I let it go instead?
(I'm paranoid about the coach or another parent from our gym seeing this, so I'm not prepared to share the nickname on this post. I hope I can still get some advice with what I did share though.)
Recently, my daughter started to tell me it bothered her, so I knew I needed to ask the coach to stop calling her the nickname. I am not a confrontational person at all, never complain, but I approached her about it in as nice a way as I could possibly think of, basically just asking if she would consider not using the nickname and telling her it bothers my daughter. She said she would stop using the name. This was 2 weeks ago, and my daughter told me that she is still calling her the nickname. I can't believe that she forgot about our conversation already, so I can't help but think she has chosen to ignore my request.
I'm looking for advice on what to do next, since I haven't faced a situation like this before. Would you have another conversation with the coach? Go ahead and try to talk to the head coach or the gym owner? What are some ideas on what I should say? Am I overreacting and should I let it go instead?
(I'm paranoid about the coach or another parent from our gym seeing this, so I'm not prepared to share the nickname on this post. I hope I can still get some advice with what I did share though.)