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May 2011 Moms
Dexter2011
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Which sport would you like your LO to be in & why
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I would like my LO to be in gymnastics. I love watching the gymnastics competitions on tv. They are so graceful and beautiful when they do all their moves. I was a long distance runner and I loved having that "fit" feeling.
If she doesn't want to be in it that's fine, but I would like for her to be in some kind of sport.
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4/20/2011
Esma: I'll turn him into a flea. A harmless little flea. Then Ill put that flea in a box. And put that box inside another box. Mail that box to myself. And when it arrives. ILL SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER. Its brilliant, brilliant, brilliant I tell you. Genius I say.
Or to save on postage. Ill poison him with this.
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Re: Which sport would you like your LO to be in & why
gymnastics, ballet and cheerleading
We are already on the waiting list for infant swim lessons when she turns 6 months, but that's more for safety reasons than athetic.
softball, basketball and swimming..
hoping she will have no desire in dance.. there is a reason her middle name is not going to be Grace.
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Horses, horses, and more horses. Did I mention horses? But really, I would love for her to have the horse bug (she already has her own saddle and horse), but if she doesn't want to that is ok too
But definitely swim lessons are in order.
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Swimming for the same practical and safety reasons. Other than that, I don't really care. It would be nice if LO was able to learn a sport that she could continue into her adult life like tennis.
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I like this approach, let the child discover for themselves what they like. I want our children to be involved in a sport or other physical activity (marching band, etc.) and a creative one (art, drama, band). I really loved growing up in the creative setting, but would have liked to have been more fit growing up and encouraged to do things that lead to a healthy lifestyle. I also will encourage scouts and an appreciation of all things outdoors and nature. I loved camping as a child, even if it was in my best friends back yard.
Mainly I am just hoping that our LO will have an interest in some sport. We will encourage whatever sport he chooses to play. However, if I could pick which one he would play I would pick football, basketball, and baseball. It would also be great if he liked to golf so we could enjoy 18 holes as a family. DH is very much in to X games type sports so he'll encourage our LO to do things like skateboarding, snowboarding, and wake-boarding. Whatever he wants to do will be great!
And to go along with the rest of you...our LO will be starting swimming lessons at 6 months!
DH and I both played college sports. He played tennis and I played soccer, so I know we would be happy if she chose either one of those. However, I will in no way pressure her to play any particular sport. I will encourage her to play sports (both team and individual) because I think they add a lot of value and life lessons. And like a PP mentioned, they can be very helpful in getting college scholarships. Both DH and I paid for undergrad this way. There are a few sports I hope she does not have interest in simply because they are ridden with eating disorders and body image issues. But, these days all female sports tend to have some amount of eating disorders in their athletes so I know it's not just the few I'm thinking about.
Ditto. Honestly I would be happy if my LO isn't into sports at all. My husband and I aren't the most athletically inclined... I have no idea what I would do with a son that was way into sports. o.o (Support him obviously but still... We would have an easier time if the sports he was into involved the PS3.)
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I'm not sure what is available yet. It's been a really long time since I was a kid, but I want my daughter to be able to at least try and see what she likes. I was born in 1970 and girls just didn't have the opportunity to perform in sports back then like they do now. The closest I got was the girls club softball team and some gymnastics.
My preference is that she goes for team sports that have no gender exclusions. I was brought up with the knowledge that I can compete against any boy and do just as well and I'd like my daughter to feel the same way.
My husband loves football but I don't think there are football leagues that let girls play with the boys. We expect a tall girl (my husband is 6'5, his sister is 6') so basketball could be something she'd be good at. I was good at softball/baseball so she may want to try out for that. I have a cousin that loved soccer, so sure why not give that a shot
I'd like her to learn some form of martial arts (karate/etc). When I was growing up, my dad taught me how to box and it was not only a lot of fun... but I never had any fear of bullies in school
Tennis and Gymnastics are a possibility but not high on my list. I always loved to dance, but not classical dance...
Hockey ~ I used to teach young children and my dh has been a hockey coach since he was 18.
Basketball ~ my whole family has always loved it.
Baseball/softball ~ family loves it.
track ~ I loved track.
Like others have said, we'll do swim lessons for safety. There are rivers here and half of DH's relatives have backyard pools.
Other than that, however, I hope to avoid it completely. Which I realize sounds terrible. But between the ongoing expenses and our unconventional work schedules, it wouldn't be feasible. We both enjoy watching sports, it's not that, but lessons and equipment will never be in the budget. Especially against other priorities.
Ballet and tap dancing, and soccer and track. Come to think of it, I did all of these activities. Ballet and tap dancing because if she is anything like me she will love dance and performing. Soccer and track because they are great endurance sports that will create a healthy fitness routine early on. I know DH will also want her to take some sort of self defense class.
Overall, I think a variety of activities will help her figure out what she's most interested in.
She will also enroll in swim lessons around 6-12 months.
DH wants to put him in gymnastics when he's really young (like, preschool). Then maybe soccer in elementary school.
Then I think he has dreams of following daddy's footsteps and doing wrestling and football when he's older.
Personally, my only rule is no hockey. The season is too long, I don't want to travel that much and spend that much time at the rink, and it's freaking expensive. I didn't like sports, but I did gymnastics when I was young (like, under 10) and softball when I was a bit older. I hated softball.
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If DS wants to do football I want him to be a long snapper or kicker. I'm scared as shiiit for injuries.
That said, I guess basketball and baseball are safer...injury-wise.
I loved volleyball, but there aren't many opportunities for boys.
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Ditto back! We are totally not athletes, and don'tknow what would happen if our son would be super sporty either, Obviously supportive but still. We worry (jokingly) that our second will be a boy too and we'll be one of those 2 boy families that have tons of boy stuff to do... the PS3 thing will be the Xbox360 or computer gaming in our house
Sounds like we are very similar!
I want to get him to try everything, but then it is up to him as to what he likes.
We already plan on starting the swimming lessons as soon as he can, then probably soccer when he is about 3 or 4. After that, whatever he wants to do, I think it would be great!
DH and I have agreed to enroll LO in gymnastics as soon as she's old enough (18 months at our local gym). I was in gymnastics from ages 2-4, and it really helped with my flexibility and fitness as a toddler! We'll also probably let her play rec soccer at 4 or 5, but I'm not really interested in the sport.
I played volleyball all through middle school and high school, so if she's interested in playing a team sport, I might nudge her in that direction.
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My mom calls me Kacey Grace (my middle name is actually Michelle) very sarcastically. As a toddler, I couldn't walk through a room without falling over, so she put me in gymnastics to help me with my balance. It's hilarious to watch videos of my gymnastics classes. I couldn't jump with both feet at the same time, even after 1 1/2 years of classes. Poor LO if she inherits that from me...
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My mother tried that with me but it didn't help.
DH's parents enrolled him in karate for the same reason. It helped him a little.
I would just like LO to be coordinated with sports, unlike me. DH and I both want LO to learn how to swim at a young age but not necessarily compete as a swimmer. We are not going to force our kids into anything they don't want to do because DH was pushed into little league as a preteen and hated it.
I ended up being sports editor of my high school newspaper since I could not play anything. I would be okay with LO going that route as well
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I think that there are a few. Some are things that we'll all so as a family though. I'm not sure about LO#2 yet so this is more for DD.
Swimming for both LOs, it's more of a safely thing though.
Horseback riding. I'm a horse lover and used to ride a lot, so it'd be great to have a riding companion. I'll be sad if she isn't into horses, but ultimately it's her choice and I'll be OK with whatever she chooses.
Skiing/Snowboarding. Also x-country skiing too. Those are our family winter sports.
other than that, whatever they're into is OK with me, except for Hockey, but that's because of all the crazy travel and 10 month commitment required in our area. If it was less "life consuming" I'd be OK with it too.
I hope that our son or daughter will be interested in sports, period (that would mean taking after me, DH could care less about sports). You're all bringing up great ideas; I really hadn't even gotten that far about thinking of it.
My confession: the only sport I wouldn't be as psyched about if my child chose it would be soccer. For some reason, I'm just not really into it. I wouldn't prevent my child from doing it, and I'd find a way to interest myself, it just isn't on my wish list.
If it's a boy and he wanted to play football, I'd probably find that fascinating (but scary due to susceptibility for injuries). As an NFL fanatic, it would be neat to have an excuse to get into the game from the players' point of view.
My mom wants to take our child for skiing lessons when he or she is old enough to start, and also tennis and golf. Fine with me.
My parents let me a bunch of different activities as a kid (musical instruments, track, basketball, girl scouts, horseback riding, and then in college I was a rower and played intramural volleyball), so I would like to be able to be that flexible with my own child(ren). I like the "commit for a year" idea that a pp stated.
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