Comments on: Parenting Olympic Gymnasts http://thegirlrevolution.com/parenting-olympic-gymnasts/ Growing Girls With Purpose Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:56:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tracee http://thegirlrevolution.com/parenting-olympic-gymnasts/comment-page-1/#comment-2010 Tracee Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:15:00 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/parenting-olympic-gymnasts/#comment-2010 What happens to them? They go back to the farm or factory and spend their lives making our $1 store crap. What happens to them? They go back to the farm or factory and spend their lives making our $1 store crap.

]]> By: candeelady http://thegirlrevolution.com/parenting-olympic-gymnasts/comment-page-1/#comment-2009 candeelady Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:28:00 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/parenting-olympic-gymnasts/#comment-2009 For some kids it is definitely the right path. Michael Phelps for instance was a kid with ADD and a "problem". When he began channeling that energy into swimming it turned his life around. The internal "drive" to give ones life to intense training must come from the individual. A parent may encourage but cannot force that internal drive. If my child had that "drive" I would support it wholeheartedly. I beleive american athletes can enjoy a balanced life of extensive practice and also family and friends. <br/>I think what China does is wrong. The kids see their family once a year - so they have no family bonds really. It's communism - EVERYTHING is about the sacrafice of the individual for the government. What happens to the atheletes who don't perform as expected after YEARS of practice. No one knows??? I don't think we want to know - incredible shame I would imagineand God knows where they go to live.<br/>AND what about the opening ceremony debacle of the two little girls?? Please follow my link as I blogged about it = it made me so ANGRY to treat kids that way but ALL TO MAKE CHINA LOOK GOOD For some kids it is definitely the right path. Michael Phelps for instance was a kid with ADD and a “problem”. When he began channeling that energy into swimming it turned his life around. The internal “drive” to give ones life to intense training must come from the individual. A parent may encourage but cannot force that internal drive. If my child had that “drive” I would support it wholeheartedly. I beleive american athletes can enjoy a balanced life of extensive practice and also family and friends.
I think what China does is wrong. The kids see their family once a year – so they have no family bonds really. It’s communism – EVERYTHING is about the sacrafice of the individual for the government. What happens to the atheletes who don’t perform as expected after YEARS of practice. No one knows??? I don’t think we want to know – incredible shame I would imagineand God knows where they go to live.
AND what about the opening ceremony debacle of the two little girls?? Please follow my link as I blogged about it = it made me so ANGRY to treat kids that way but ALL TO MAKE CHINA LOOK GOOD

]]> By: Tracee http://thegirlrevolution.com/parenting-olympic-gymnasts/comment-page-1/#comment-2008 Tracee Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:29:00 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/parenting-olympic-gymnasts/#comment-2008 Anna - I'm much like you - I want her to participate and discover where her strengths lie and help her develop skills that excite her. But, training for the Olympics is out of our league! Anna – I’m much like you – I want her to participate and discover where her strengths lie and help her develop skills that excite her. But, training for the Olympics is out of our league!

]]> By: Tracee http://thegirlrevolution.com/parenting-olympic-gymnasts/comment-page-1/#comment-2007 Tracee Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:28:00 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/parenting-olympic-gymnasts/#comment-2007 3 activities on one night? That IS hardcore! Jen. 3 activities on one night? That IS hardcore! Jen.

]]> By: Jen http://thegirlrevolution.com/parenting-olympic-gymnasts/comment-page-1/#comment-2006 Jen Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:15:00 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/parenting-olympic-gymnasts/#comment-2006 We have our first gymnastics class tonight...lol! <br/><br/>Doing three activities on Monday night IS hardcore. For me anyway. We have our first gymnastics class tonight…lol!

Doing three activities on Monday night IS hardcore. For me anyway.

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