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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter has made the team for a sport that she has been doing for many years. She currently does 4 hours of practice a week right now. Practice will be 3 days a week for 3 hours at a time (Mon, Tues, Thursday from 5-8.) She is only 9, currently in 3rd grade. This would be for next school year. Skipping practice is highly discouraged plus travel competitions. This is going to put a strain on our family, miss family dinners, etc. She really wants to do it, and I am actually discouraging it - this isn't a parent living through their kid.

Would you let your kid do it for something they have worked very hard for? [/quote]

What sport makes a 9 year old practice 3 hours a day 3 times a week besides gymnastics swimming [/quote]

OP here. It is one of those two. :)[/quote]

NP here. I was a competitive gymnast as a child and I loved it. It was truly such a formative part of growing up and I’m so glad my parents made it happen even though I know it was a huge time and financial commitment. I eventually burnt out after about 3 or 4 years because of injuries and being bummed about missing so much social time with peers. But I’m still really glad I did it for the time I did and I have friends who managed to stick with it through college.

There are a lot of upsides to it. First, I learned to push myself physically and mentally. Something that has helped me maintain fitness into my adult life. It also was a good lesson in commitment and follow through. And it also taught me a lot about camaraderie and being part of a team. I just can’t imagine my childhood without gymnastics being a part of it and if my parents had discouraged me instead of following my lead on how much I wanted to pursue it, I probably would have always hung on to that disappointment.

If you can swing it, I would try to make it happen. Especially if you can drop off for the 3 hour practices and get errands or dinner prep done in the meantime.[/quote]

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