Gymnastics builds self esteem!

Dear Parents,

Please read why skillful gymnastics instruction is uniquely beneficial for your child. (According to Jeff Metzger, USA Gymnastics Business Development Partner and President of Kids First Sports Center.)

'Young human being experience life in the physical realm. It is a huge event in the life of a child when s/he learns to jump, skip, or turn a cartwheel. These events have far more impact on a person's psychological makeup that does learning to conjugate a very for solving for X.

Good, bad, right or wrong, young children tend to from a perception of their competency as a person based on how well they stack up physically compared to their peers. For young children, feeling competent physically reinforces a general belief that "I am capable," a foundational component of a healthy self-esteem. Other components are: "I am lovable," "I belong," "my views count," "I am in control of myself." A healthy self-esteem is a requisite for inner peace and happiness and is a worthy goal for all of us.'

This week we will work with the peanut ball to increase coordination, balance and to develop strength. We will also work on eye hand coordination with the balls.

Gymnastics 2011

I am very excited to begin a new year of gymnastics with all of my students. I strive to make your child's gymnastics class the most fun they have all day long! There are so many great things a child gains by their involvement in this wonderful sport.

Children who are active in their early years have a significantly great chance of achieving success in school. This is because gymnastics stimulates the brain and develops readiness skills, such as body awareness and coordination that are crucial to classroom learning. Children who do not reach this level of developmental maturity have trouble paying attention and sitting still.

So when your child tells you that she or he had a great time in gymnastics, you will know how much more is going on than fun!

Many new challenges and interesting experiences await your child this year with Rapunzel's Gymnastics. This week's challenges include the springboard and rhythmic skills with ropes.

Thanks for enrolling your child in my class.