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  1. dani4

    WAG Joining Cirque du Soleil when I'm older?

    My friend's relative is in La Reve, which I guess is like Cirque - I don't know the difference . She was a top gymnast at a top-20ish D1 university, and after she graduated her coach knew the person recruiting for the show and recommended her. She still has to audition , and I remember that she...
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    Parents advice on transitioning out of gym

    One activity no one has mentioned is martial arts . If you find a good dojo it can be quite intense, though not at the same level as gymnastics. I did karate years ago and we had an ex gymnast who was amazing . Come to think of it one of my rowing teammates was a competitive gymnast through...
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    WAG What is too much at age six?

    My 7 year old is leaving pre-team, partly because 4 hours per week is too much.
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    Parents Wants to quit because of coach

    Rec is a possibility.. it would be keeping a foot in the door... I may also look into other gyms, though there is an inconvenience factor there... there's also a different location of the same gym, with different coaches... we used to go there. Hmmm. I hadn't thought of that.
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    Parents Wants to quit because of coach

    I do see the point about it being a learning experience. Unfortunately she has already learned that lesson in school, where quitting wasn't an option.
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    Parents Wants to quit because of coach

    Also DD has a lot of interests, so now she will be free to pursue them. And i would support her coming back to gym if she wants. She's thinking about trying t&t.
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    Parents Wants to quit because of coach

    I didn't mention that pre-team is administered as 3 month classes, so the next payment is in a month for the winter session. I have always told her she has to continue through the session, and she can change or quit after that. She is not sure what to do. I think i will let her quit... i know...
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    Parents Wants to quit because of coach

    My daughter is 7 and on pre-team. She has been with the same coach for the last 2 years, who has been great for her. She challenges the kids, has high standards, and keeps gym fun. But now she has been on extended leave for the last few weeks, and I think it will be another couple of months...
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    Parents Does ballet help with gymnastics & vice versa

    Ballet does not help gymnastics if it makes your daughter realize that her true love is dance and she decides to quit gymnastics. I think that's where we are. True story!
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    Parents The end is near...

    Sounds like a win all around! Yay! Keep us posted on how her new gym sports go!
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    Parents Is this common? Is it a problem?

    I guess it happens in my daughter's gym, she has occasionally told me "i had the best x today," or, "i wasn't the best at anything today." It doesn't seem to be a problem for her. I guess as long as they don't point out who is the worst, we're ok! I personally don't like it when it's done to...
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    Parents 3 years on a compulsory level?

    I know someone who was L3 for 3 years, her first year she was 6 and the first two years she was scratching lots of events. I don't know the details of what was going on, this is the daughter of a friend, not at our gym. And then she spent 2 years in L4. I don't know where she is now.
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    Parents Intense kindergarten+level 2 gymnastics. Help!

    Here's a letter about homework you could use as a template : http://www.joebower.org/2012/05/opt-out-of-homework.html?m=1
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    Parents Doesn't want to go to practice.. then has a great time

    Thanks sce! I forgot to mention that I did have a talk with DH about saying negative things about the kids' activities in front of them. He agreed that his remark was unhelpful, and he didn't really need to say it in front of her. He's going to try not to do that. Part of the problem is that DH...
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    Parents At a loss...

    Your daughter sounds mature beyond her years, and sweet. I've enjoyed reading this thread, because you have received very good advice and you seem receptive to it. I'm a little sad that a few people are immediately jumping on the "you are a crazy mom" bus and commenting as if you're not...
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    Parents Doesn't want to go to practice.. then has a great time

    Thanks everyone- all the responses have been really helpful and reassuring. I'm glad to know that this is developmentally normal- I was hoping that was the case. And this happened last spring with ballet on Saturdays- as soon as the weather got nice something fun was happening at home and she...
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    Parents Doesn't want to go to practice.. then has a great time

    I'm not sure how to interpret recent events, and wondering if they might change. So I wonder what you all think. My daughter is 7, newly on pre-team- she has been going to practice since the beginning of August. Last week my husband said something off-the-cuff in front of DD, like "4 hours per...
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    Parents Leotard issues

    I agree with everyone here, this is ridiculous. When my daughter was 6 she wore a medium. And actually we bought it when she was 5, so it was a bit tight (but probably perfect). My daughter is skinny, but tall. Now she is 7 and wears a large. But the pre-team leos are not expensive at all-...
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    WAG "My Gymnastics Feminism"

    The comments are interesting. Some negative views of gymnastics. A lot of people share those views. I probably would too, if not for CB and my kids limited experience.
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    Parents Balancing fun/strictness at Gym?

    It's tough. I can see all the points raised in this thread. My daughter's coach is not a very smiley upbeat person, but she motivates the kids by providing appropriate challenges - maybe this is lacking. It's one thing to assign 100 cartwheels (when the gymnasts are already competing higher...

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