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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s something their kid is good at.  Just like people say my kid is doing travel soccer or whatever.

Let it go.  People who are reading into this should spend their time on better things.  Sure some parents like to brag but others are just proud of their kid and conveying it.  And I would be happy for them just as I would be happy when my good friend says her kid is in a violin concert.  Same thing.

BTW, my kid was doing easy blacks at 8 and at 9 doing harder blacks and bowls and love trees. He was in level 7 by 8 because he took lessons with instructors on the east coast.  We also go skiing out west every year.  Skiing is his thing and he just really picked it up. I’m not saying he is Olympic level at all but above average and the only sport I would say he is good at.  No, I don’t say my kid does blacks, just that he likes to ski and it’s his best sport.  But when I let him go skiing on his own with friends who he has not skied with, I do ask what the other kids can do so I tell him not to go on runs above their level.

I also agree that at 7 the kids doing real blacks are likely not in full control with good technique and just getting down [/quote]

Some people actually do not go into detail about their kid's sports prowess when talking to other people. My kid has an extra-curricular that she is very good at and while I always tell her how proud of her I am at home, when it comes up in conversation with other parents I just say she enjoys it and gets a lot out of it and never go into any specifics about her skill level because I don't think it really matters in that setting. I also don't bring it up unless directly asked. Same with academics. Sometimes my kids have academic areas they really excel in but that's a conversation for home or with a teacher, I'm not telling other parents randomly about how my kid is reading above level or participating in G&T programming or whatever because I just think it invites comparison and is unlikely to be a productive conversation.

People it can be appropriate to brag about your kid to: their grandparents, your spouse, a close friend who is heavily invested in your kid's happiness and success.

People it is rarely appropriate to brag about your kid to: the parents of other kids in the same age group, especially if part of the same school/team/neighborhood community.[/quote]

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