I am that mean mom who refuses to purchase my child an air track so she can break her ankle tumbling in the backyard while the gym is closed. I have just been informed that the lack of an air track is ruining my child's life. Said child has also rebuffed offers to provide a floor bar and a Forster bar, along with all suggestions that conditioning beyond the 1.5 hours a week of Zoom practices would be helpful.
Before the pandemic, the kid didn't push back too hard against our ban on tumbling at home because she could tumble in the gym four days a week. I'm not going to change my mind and buy her an air track, but is there anything I can do or say to help her not to take it so hard?
Threatening to take away Instagram if she complains one more time about watching her friends tumble on Instagram has been counterproductive.
Before the pandemic, the kid didn't push back too hard against our ban on tumbling at home because she could tumble in the gym four days a week. I'm not going to change my mind and buy her an air track, but is there anything I can do or say to help her not to take it so hard?
Threatening to take away Instagram if she complains one more time about watching her friends tumble on Instagram has been counterproductive.