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Gymnastics class = Major fail

JenGKJenGK
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I signed Zach up for a toddler gymnastics class, thinking it would be a good way to get in some "mommy and me time."  The class had limited enrollment and a limited age range, and Zach did really well at his toddler tumbling class that he used to go to at his daycare center (gross motor time is his favorite), so I thought it was a perfect fit.  Boy was I wrong.

There were four classes going on in the room at the same time.  Three of the classes (all different age ranges) do warm-up together.  Needless to say, it was chaotic.  Zach spent half his time running around the room, and the other half tantruming because I would run after him and make him come back to the group.  I could just feel all the other parents staring at me wondering why I couldn't control my kid.  We left after 20 minutes with both of us in tears.  :(

Luckily, I had called the county ahead of time to let him know we needed some accomodations, so their SN coordinator was there at the class to observe.  After observing all this she nicely suggested that their SN gymnastics program might be a better fit for him.  So we'll be trying that out next week instead.

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Re: Gymnastics class = Major fail

  • CrazycrustaceanCrazycrustacean
    That really stinks. I hope the other class is a better fit for him. Let us know how it goes. 
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  • autumngirlautumngirl
    sounds like a good plan and FWIW, I don't know many toddlers who wouldn't take that opportunity to run around :)
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  • bugmommybugmommy

    I have dragged my child (or sometimes both of them) out of more classes than I can remember.  I think the SN's class is an awesome idea and I wish they had something like that where I am.  DS loves the physical aspects of classes like this, but when he was your DS's age he couldn't handle the other kids in circle time, waiting in line, etc.  I *think* he could do it now, but now all of the classes are drop-off or the parent waits in another room.  I just can't win on that front. 

    I took both my DSs to "Family Time" at Gymboree, which was a class for both of them when DS#2 was around 1 and DS#1 was almost 3 and it was exactly like what you described only I was toting around a baby as well.  I still shudder a bit thinking about that.  With both of them I now only go to "open playtimes" where we are allowed to use the equipment but I don't have to round both of them up for singing or anything.  Find out if they have something like that as well and Zach might like that better as another activity.

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  • andreas4dogsandreas4dogs
    I'm sorry that class didn't work out. I hope the SN class works better. We had to stop going to Gymboree a year ago because all Gabe did was try to play with the plastic outlet covers.
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