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I haven't seen reactions in the media about either former or current Men's team members about what has happened to their teammates and (most likely) friends. Has there been a cry for organizational change from them as well? Nassar's victims were girls but boys are just as vulnerable to...

Not based on anything other than my personal thoughts. Lots of people are talking about chocolate milk which I am a believer in. I just recently switched my kids to whole milk. It has extra calories and milk fat for energy. My kids are not big eaters so it is a way to put more calories into...

Welcome to Illinois! It sounds like you will be pretty far North up there in Barrington/Crystal Lake. There are a lot of choices for gyms and excellent schools up there. As the mom of a high school age kids I can tell you that high school is more intense than middle/grade school. I know that...

Ice, massage, stretch, heel cups, caution and patience. My DD dealt with this for several months (almost a year). We did a combination of these things to manage the pain and then almost as mysteriously as it started, it stopped. We kept doing all of those things when the pain subsided for...

While I 100% agree that you go to the police first I think that part of the problem is the fact that these are such serious allegations and sometimes society is quick to judge the victim. Is she a CGM who thinks her daughter has been passed over? Will another gym take the child if they think...

Isn't one of the points of the article that USAG was protecting its institution rather than the kids? This is news and if it hurts more now because people are excited about gymnastics than I am ok with that. I don't care who you are, successful USAG, successful NCAA, Boy Scouts, Catholic...

When my kids were 3 years old a 45 minute car ride for gymnastics would have put a serious damper on the fun. 45 minute ride for a (probably) 40 minute class and then another 45 minute ride would have tainted the experience. Find some place that is fun and makes her want more. Save the boring...

My DD just finished her 6th grade year and the homework was significant. I know that she spent many recesses trying to get her homework done because her day was long like your DD. What helped my daughter mentally was that we talked to her coach at the start of the school year and asked her...

You might want to consider focusing your private lessons on strength and conditioning as well as flexibility. The private lessons may also give you some ideas for safe conditioning outside of the gym. Being strong and flexible gives coaches the chance to teach the skills as they want them done...

I bought two and then had g-ma buy one.

Cell phones are a part of our everyday life. And they come in pretty handy when you need to communicate with your children. At our house it is clear from day one that the cell phone is the parent's property that we are allowing the children to use. Since it is my property I have full access...

I usually say she loves it and that I am not sure my furniture could survive her going less. I also point out how much it teaches time management to be able to get done the things you have to get done and still be able to do the things you love.

As a parent I try to remember to tell stories of my own failures. Usually at the dinner table. Big failures, small failures are shared equally with the successes. I find that having an atmosphere of acceptance of being human helps soften the inevitable fails. I don't directly relate it to...

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We bought my dd one of those chin up bars that hangs in a doorway. We hung it up in our kitchen (yes, I know Frat House decorating) but it has made a difference. The only thing she is allowed to do is chin ups (maybe some leg lifts) but she will do a few as I am talking to her while working in...

Several outlet malls have Land's End stores (here in the Midwest).

I have the no school=no gym policy as well. Also, I think that even the cleanest gym is awful germy and I really don't want to send a run-down kid into the gym because she may pick up more germs in her run-down state. Rest and hydration I think is the most helpful thing when recovering from a...

I have seen huge scoring differences in what looks like the same skill due to lack of proper form. Compulsories are brutal about form and you need strength to get the form. Without it those little deductions are killer. Both my daughter and her friend competed seasons where watching from the...

Siblings have a hard time with all the attention and boredom of meets. If you can make alternative arrangements for them do it. By the time you pay their admission fee and concessions you have probably already paid the cost of a babysitter. Don't listen to the other parents who think they...

Watching 200 RO at practice when you know she can do a ROBHS is frustrating but a necessary part of the JO programs. I have seen older girls go from rec to JO and not understand why they are doing 200 RO when they have their ROBHS. It has to do with gymnastics form and (I think) coaches...