Maj. Bloodnok Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 My 6-year-old daughter has been taking dance and gymnastics lessons for a couple of years now. She's good at some things, but struggles with others. The other day she was lamenting her inabiility to do a gymnastics bridge. There was much crying involved. The word 'never' was spoken many times. So I did what any father would do: calm her down, give her a good snuggle, and talk about how long it took me to learn bridging. I told her about all the pushups I did, all the times I had to bend back over an ottoman because I couldn't get up off the floor... no good. I still had a puddle of crying six-year old, wailing about how she'd never be able to do a bridge. Then I had a thunk. (Nota bene: a 'thunk' is a thought that makes an audible sound as it slaps you upside the head with its obviousness.) "Duh... form check!" I had her try to do a bridge. Sure enough, her hands and feet were too far out from her body. She could get her hips and back up, but couldn't raise her shoulders. A couple of slight adjustments and... Boom. Full bridge. She couldn't hold it for more than a few seconds, but it was a bridge. Instant happy kid. All the next day she kept flopping down on the floor and busting out another bridge. There's been noticeable improvement. I just wish I could see her teacher's face when she does that in class... 4 Quote "If you get into trouble, you can always eat something, blow something up, or throw penguins." - Jim Henson Link to comment
justhatoneguy Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Awesome! I know the feeling. My oldest daughter studies Tae Kwon Do and sometimes has trouble with a pattern or move. I love when I see the light come on when it finally clicks that she can in fact do something. Quote Link to comment
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