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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stay away from gymnastics.  Based on personal experience it's one of the worst sports out there.  It's hard on the kids body, can stunt growth, very expensive, and very time consuming.  Also, it was a contributing factor to DD developing an eating disorder.  My advise is to stay away from this sport and try something else.  Had someone warned me early on, I would never allow my kids to do this sport.  We have spent the last year getting DD healthy, and now she's moved onto other sports and much, much happier.  [/quote]

Don't be ridiculous. Gym is a afterschool activity like any other, and there is extremely little chance that it will become anything else for a 10 year old beginner. All gym places here are very accepting of all body types, as their bread and butter IS after school gym classes. Low expectations. Not competitive teams.

OP, don't be put off by these posters. Recreational gym is an excellent way to stay fit for kids. It's not more or less dangerous in any way that beginner-level martial arts, team sports, horseback riding, ballet, or anything else.[/quote]

+1.  My DD was a competitive gymnast, but her gym offered rec classes that were great.  Check out a local gymnastics club or two and see what they have.  They may also have a tumble and cheer-type class that will probably be older girls.  [/quote]

+2.  The overwhelming majority of kids in gymnastics are not on the competitive track, and are just getting good exercise, and hopefully developing proprioception, or sense of their body in space--I've always had terrible balance, and thought gymnastics might help my kid avoid my same fate, lol.  Turns out she's pretty good so after 4 years of just 1x/wk rec and coaches asking her to try out, she finally did and made team--however it's a non-competitive team with a lower time commitment, which works for us.  Many of her friends do gymnastics, but she's the only one on team--they're doing it for fun 1x/wk, which is likely what OP's kid would be doing.[/quote]

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