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I need advice! My 6-year-old has been having some problems with another little girl who is 8. They practice at different locations of the same gym, so they only see each other at meets and other gatherings of the team.
The other little girl keeps saying very mean things to my daughter. She makes fun of her hair at meets and tells her things like, "You don't belong on Team." This has been going on now for many months, and I have observed it myself.
I think the problem stems from the fact that this other little girl was the cutest, littlest one on Level 4 last year. This year, she is repeating Level 4. My daughter is now the youngest one on the team, and all of the older girls are always telling her how cute and talented she is. I think that makes the other girl mad.
At first, I told my daughter to try to be friendly to the other girl, but that only seemed to make things worse. So then I told her to just ignore her. The other girl still comes and find her to make faces and ugly comments to her. My daughter beat her on beam at the last meet, and that made her really mad. She told her, "Your routine was horrible. You didn't deserve that score."
I want the comments to stop so my daughter can focus on her gymnastics. What should I do?
1. Leave the whole situation alone and let the girls try to work it out
2. Say something to the 8-year-old, reminding her that they are on the same team
3. Talk to the other girl's mother (I don't know her at all)
4. Talk to my daughter's coach about the problem
5. Talk to the other girl's coach about the problem
Help me, Chalk Bucket parents....I need advice!
The other little girl keeps saying very mean things to my daughter. She makes fun of her hair at meets and tells her things like, "You don't belong on Team." This has been going on now for many months, and I have observed it myself.
I think the problem stems from the fact that this other little girl was the cutest, littlest one on Level 4 last year. This year, she is repeating Level 4. My daughter is now the youngest one on the team, and all of the older girls are always telling her how cute and talented she is. I think that makes the other girl mad.
At first, I told my daughter to try to be friendly to the other girl, but that only seemed to make things worse. So then I told her to just ignore her. The other girl still comes and find her to make faces and ugly comments to her. My daughter beat her on beam at the last meet, and that made her really mad. She told her, "Your routine was horrible. You didn't deserve that score."
I want the comments to stop so my daughter can focus on her gymnastics. What should I do?
1. Leave the whole situation alone and let the girls try to work it out
2. Say something to the 8-year-old, reminding her that they are on the same team
3. Talk to the other girl's mother (I don't know her at all)
4. Talk to my daughter's coach about the problem
5. Talk to the other girl's coach about the problem
Help me, Chalk Bucket parents....I need advice!