Modern Family – we have a GYMNAST
I’m not sure you want these parents at your gym. 
Watch a preview of the episode premiering May 15th, 2013.
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on overweight children …
Published 2004, Rescuing the Emotional Lives of Overweight Children: What Our Kids Go Through — and How We Can Help is a book by Sylvia Barkan Rimm.
Dr. Sylvia Barkan Rimm (born 1935) is an American psychologist specializing in parenting, child development and learning. She has written books on raising gifted children, success for girls, and communication skills.
… In a recent study of 15 countries, including the United States, the U.S. had the dubious honor of being ranked first in the prevalence of overweight and obese adolescents. …
Overweight children were five times as likely to describe their self-confidence as poor compared to average-weight children. They were much more likely to describe themselves as lonely, sad, fearful, and different.
Overweight girls were less likely to describe themselves as popular or beautiful. Overweight boys were less likely to describe themselves as athletic. Overweight children were much more worried about almost everything, and very over-weight children were three times as worried about their futures than average-weight children. …
The Six-Step Healthy Rescue Plan
Be a coach, instead of a judge.
Go for the goal.
Recruit additional support.
Design a nutritional plan.
Organize an exercise effort.
Celebrate strengths.I’m dubious.
Things will continue to get worse before they get better.
Some overweight children can handle the extra social pressures.
It may even be more normal to be heavy at a young age than it was in the past.
But best practice would be to get your children early into good exercise and eating habits.
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Rick Mc
on discipline timeouts
My standard discipline policy for Recreational gymnasts is an escalating series of penalties:
1) warning
2) second warning
3) 2 minute timeout
4) 5 minute timeout
5) meet with parent… Some psychologists do believe that if you practice good “positive discipline” techniques, by stating facts rather than demands, using distraction to steer kids away from danger, and working out solutions as a family, you shouldn’t need timeouts, or at least not very often. And timeouts can be ineffective, psychologically damaging, and make behavioral problems worse. …
Yet …
… plenty of research suggests that timeouts are safe and useful when parents employ them properly and in the right situations. …
Slate – Are Timeouts Messing Up Your Kids?
Only if you’re doing them wrong. (And yes, you probably are.)An interesting read.
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Gymnastics bring a friend week
The most effective way to increase membership, in my experience.
Insurance coverage is the only issue.
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Active For Life
Physical literacy is the key to children’s health and happiness. Active for Life is the place where parents go to help their kids learn basic movement and sport …
Click PLAY or watch NBA superstar Steve Nash talk about it on YouTube.
related – Statscan: A third of Canadian children overweight or obese
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handstand homework
Dozens of coaches have been consulted on a new resource, a home handstand training program.
The first reaction of most was: “I’m not sure I want my kids doing too many handstands at home. They’ll practice bad habits.”
But I was quickly won over. This is going to work. Kids are going to do handstands at home — so let’s have them practice as correctly and safely as possible.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Just in time for Christmas, the package is available worldwide for $361. Or you can buy the pieces separately.
The 60 page workbook is the best resource on handstand I’ve ever seen. Congratulations to editor Carrie Lennox.
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