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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She needs to stick with it. She'll become better. I wouldn't worry about the fact that a little girl doesn't have a ton of upper body strength - most little girls don't. She may not know how to isolate muscle groups in order to pull up. I wouldn't talk to the doctor about it - I'd sooner get her a few private lessons and talk to the coach about my goals for them beforehand. Maybe half a dozen privates in addition to the classes, and she'd be all caught up.[/quote]

This is terrible advice. Don't do private lessons. OMG. I think talking to your pediatrician is a great idea, as is sticking with gymnastics for the fun of it (and it doubles as a way to monitor this in case your instinct says it's getting worse) And maybe increasing playground time, if that's possible. [/quote]

I love privates both as a child and adult who's taken them and as a gymnastics coach who's given them  - no waiting in line for other kids to get their turn, no waiting while the teacher redirects other kids who've forgotten to pay attention, etc. A private would give the kid individual attention enough to learn how exactly to do things, and repetition enough to create muscle memory. [/quote]

Yes but she isn’t even four.   Let her be a kid![/quote]

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