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> she's in love with it > I can't talk her out of it. I've tried. Why would you try and talk her out of something she's in love with? If she "knows some pyt

> she's in love with it > I can't talk her out of it. I've tried. Why would you try and talk her out of something she's in love with? If she "knows some python", is she in love with it? Is she actively learning more on the web?

heartbreak 13y ago
Because 16 hours a week of gymnastics costs quite a bit of money, and if she does meets then it probably costs a fortune. So money, money would be why a parent might try to edge a daughter out of gymnastics. Or the injuries. They suck too.
- mrtron 13y ago
  I did this level of gymnastics as a kid. It taught me many things in life. How to work hard and improve at something through many small iterations. Learning multiple events is tricky and useful. Dealing with injuries is an important part of life. Nobody goes through their day to day at 100% all the time. Working through the challenges is part of life. I think gymnastics is one of those 'learning to learn' activities like chess. I would strongly recommend looking into BJJ when she wants to move on from gymnastics. It has very similar benefits and is substantially cheaper. It can also be done at a slower pace than gymnastics, you could take a few classes a week instead of 4 x 4 hours.
LukeWalsh 13y ago
She's also 12 though. I think it's perfectly fine to have hobbies that aren't programming. I for one wasn't "in love" with programming when I was 12, I hadn't even been exposed to it. Seeing how people work in career paths she may not even know exists could be incredibly valuable, I know it would have been for me.
crassus 13y ago
Because progress means making girls do boy things
- voicereasonish 13y ago
  Even if they'd much rather be doing girl things...
revelation 13y ago
16 hours is a rather massive amount of time to invest into any sport (not many exist that your body would tolerate for that long in the span of a week). The "balance" thing goes the other direction, too. For most girls (less for boys apparently) this problem solves itself by age 14, and he'll probably have to nudge her to do some sport of any kind by 15.

heartbreak 13y ago

Because 16 hours a week of gymnastics costs quite a bit of money, and if she does meets then it probably costs a fortune. So money, money would be why a parent might try to edge a daughter out of gymnastics. Or the injuries. They suck too.

mrtron 13y ago
I did this level of gymnastics as a kid. It taught me many things in life. How to work hard and improve at something through many small iterations. Learning multiple events is tricky and useful. Dealing with injuries is an important part of life. Nobody goes through their day to day at 100% all the time. Working through the challenges is part of life. I think gymnastics is one of those 'learning to learn' activities like chess. I would strongly recommend looking into BJJ when she wants to move on from gymnastics. It has very similar benefits and is substantially cheaper. It can also be done at a slower pace than gymnastics, you could take a few classes a week instead of 4 x 4 hours.

LukeWalsh 13y ago

She's also 12 though. I think it's perfectly fine to have hobbies that aren't programming. I for one wasn't "in love" with programming when I was 12, I hadn't even been exposed to it. Seeing how people work in career paths she may not even know exists could be incredibly valuable, I know it would have been for me.

crassus 13y ago

Because progress means making girls do boy things

voicereasonish 13y ago
Even if they'd much rather be doing girl things...

revelation 13y ago

16 hours is a rather massive amount of time to invest into any sport (not many exist that your body would tolerate for that long in the span of a week). The "balance" thing goes the other direction, too. For most girls (less for boys apparently) this problem solves itself by age 14, and he'll probably have to nudge her to do some sport of any kind by 15.