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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not.  I think it’s a bad idea for kids to specialize so much at that age, mentally and physically. [/quote]

Sometimes it can't be helped. I tried to involve my daughter in other sports. And what did she do? Spent all of soccer or softball practice doing cartwheels in the outfield or a roundoff before she would kick or pick up the ball. She knows what she wants to do in a way a lot of other kids don't. Some kids are dabblers, and some have an innate interest for a particular activity. It may wane or change over time, but so far everything else has been a waste of time, so this is what we do. She also goes 3x a week and would go every day if they would let her.[/quote]

I understand a kid’s drive. I have that kid. They asked her to try out for the competition team at 6, she has talent and loves it. I didn’t think it was good for her, or our family, so we declined.  Especially for gymnastics, I wouldn’t do it.  If a kid has that intense competition/perfectionist drive, it’s not a healthy environment for them. If they don’t have that, rec level should be enough. We moved my daughter up to a harder class with bigger girls, but that is not the huge time commitment. There’s a middle ground.

To each their own but OP asked for opinions and I would vote no. [/quote]

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