munchkin3
Proud Parent
Very well said Hopper- I think sadly there are many unhealthy parents out there, but for OP, who is trying to gauge what is normal- I hope this thread made the very valuable point of acceptable coach etiquette for meet.
The healthy, new parent will take all of this information and adjust their perspective. The unhealthy ones will continue to look for medals, place unreasonable expectations on the child and coach..... until the kid quits because they cant live up to the parents expectations.....
Its kind of a natural process actually......gymnastics is so hard already that the families ill equipped to deal, wont bhandle it for the long haul.....
But CB is so helpful!!!!
The healthy, new parent will take all of this information and adjust their perspective. The unhealthy ones will continue to look for medals, place unreasonable expectations on the child and coach..... until the kid quits because they cant live up to the parents expectations.....
Its kind of a natural process actually......gymnastics is so hard already that the families ill equipped to deal, wont bhandle it for the long haul.....
But CB is so helpful!!!!