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I was hoping to get some advice regarding how to deal with your own kids when coaching. Unfortunately I work at a very small gym and their is only myself and another coach so I'm in the unteniable position of having to coach my own kids.
My daughter had some issues with the mother/coach relationship last year but seems to have resolved some of them this year.
However, my son now seems to have developed some issues which I think is effecting not only his enjoyment of gymnastics but also our relationship outside the gym. He has trouble excepting criticism from myself and accuses me of being harder on him than the other kids. I don't believe I am as I'm trying very hard to be fair to my own children as well as the other kids in the class. I'm at a loss as to what to do because I would love him to continue with gymnastics but the situation appears to be affecting his enjoyment of gymnastics and I think is largely behind the additional arguments at home. If I say it's black he say's its white.
Any suggestions on the best way to deal with this? I've tried talking to him and so far I've got no where because apparently he's right and I'm wrong.
Cheers.
My daughter had some issues with the mother/coach relationship last year but seems to have resolved some of them this year.
However, my son now seems to have developed some issues which I think is effecting not only his enjoyment of gymnastics but also our relationship outside the gym. He has trouble excepting criticism from myself and accuses me of being harder on him than the other kids. I don't believe I am as I'm trying very hard to be fair to my own children as well as the other kids in the class. I'm at a loss as to what to do because I would love him to continue with gymnastics but the situation appears to be affecting his enjoyment of gymnastics and I think is largely behind the additional arguments at home. If I say it's black he say's its white.
Any suggestions on the best way to deal with this? I've tried talking to him and so far I've got no where because apparently he's right and I'm wrong.
Cheers.