gymmomx2
Proud Parent
why is there this need to be involved in your kid's lifes to such a huge degree? it is their life not your's. this is new, it was not a thing a generation ago. why is this? the world did not get more dangerous for kids, quite the opposite (at least here in europe, i don't know about the us). why do they _ and their coaches and teachers with them - need to be monitored all the time? give them space.
please excuse my perhaps very german bluntness. i do not mean to offend.
I'll butt out when they are adults, when they have had enough life experience and confidence to advocate for themselves effectively. Why would I NOT want to know what's going on with my children, especially when we are talking about KIDS???
Keep me appropriately informed and I'll be appropriately involved. Simple and doable since that's how it works at our gym. I have no complaints about how they handle communication with parents. They don't educate parents on the technical aspects of the sport but I don't expect them to either - I can do that for myself. They do a good job keeping me informed of overall plan, progress, changes in schedule, etc.