My 10 DD is finishing her second year in gymnastics. Her attitude is 100% of her problem along with lack of discipline and consistency on my part. Somewhat in my defense I have 5 other children (22, 7, 5, 3, 1). My 7 year has a very poor memory and needs a lot of extra time with school work. Back to the gymnast. She has a strong-will personality. She only wants to do stuff that is "fun" at times gymnastics isn't "fun" either. She started last year on pre-team, then the next year she started on team, after 1 month skipped level 4 and competed level 5, scratched bars. So during this first year on team, she trained with the other level 6 & 7's and (according to the lead coach) she is right up there with the other girls on her tumbling skills and most everything else. Competed 2 wks ago and scored out of 5. All that to say she is very talented. But there is the problem of school. School was a problem before gymnastics and continues to be a problem. Ok, so I do have a plan, we have all summer to get her caught up on what she has missed in 4th grade. Plenty of time even with 25 hrs of gym this summer. But I'm having a hard time of convincing her and motivating her to do the work. She just doesn't want to do it. So here are my questions? Have you ever pulled a gymnast out because of grades or just plain behavior problems? If so did they ever go back? Did they change their behavior? Is gymnastics good for those who struggle in school? Does it make a bad situation worse? Or does it help in some way?