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[quote=Anonymous]Parents don't really stay at gymnastics for the most part (excluding a few). If you get a carpool, you don't even have to drive twice. Anyway, it's really not that different having your kid at gymnastics for four hours in the afternoon or having them at daycare. No matter what your kid does, kids are going to disrupt your life a fair amount. I mean, there's really no way around that so I can't see arguing that gymnastics is really that different. It could require weekend travel or going to local meets on weekends, but even the recreational levels of team sports would require that much.

Now some people are commuting an hour to certain gyms, etc. then yes, it will get crazy. Many of those people I've met have only one child or this child is the youngest of much older siblings. Sometimes this is the right option for their family/gymnast. Usually their child has reached a fairly high level by that point. But that is definitely something that the family has to think long and hard about. It doesn't sound like this is the case for the OP at all though, so it's not entirely relevant.

But if your child pursue anything to a high level, then there is a chance that that child will use a disproportionate amount of the family's resources. This is true of ballet, intensive piano/violin, hockey, etc. these things will be expensive. So (as I advocated in a previous post) know the financial commitment upfront, figure out if you can make it work. Unfortunately for boys they don't have the numbers to have multiple competitive tracks (girls gymnastics has one that is less intensive but ultimately doesn't go to as a high of a level). However, it's possible that you could pursue tramp and tumbling instead which is usually less intensive training at a young age. So, know your options, decide what to do. It's not a tragedy or an emergency either way. Your child will grow up well adjusted all things equal, gymnastics is a good way to foster independence, commitment, work ethic, and discipline. [/quote]

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