I'm thinking I need to pull DS from tumbling

[electricmayhem]

My DS is your age (he was 3 in July); I think I would let him stop. It would be one thing if he was generally disengaged at every activity you had him in, but since he's shown you he can keep with hockey, then maybe gymnastics isn't the right fit for him. How many classes are left?

FWIW, we had trouble with my DS at gymnastics too--not that he didn't pay attention, but that he never wanted to follow directions and was constantly running off to do other things. We finished the session (it was only 4 weeks) but we're not going to try it again until maybe next summer, if he asks.

[cajunmom]

Let him quit. You have him in plenty of activities, if he's as disengaged as you say then he doesn't need to be there.

[cjeanette]

Ask him what he wants to do.

[tictac]

He's 3. Let him quit.

[Deleted]

I would let him quit. No reason to spend the money if he doesn't love it. My 3 year old girl loves gymnastics, but at 3, my son wasn't into activities or sports.

[mbcdefg]

Frankly I'm amazed that you've got a three year-old playing hockey, lol.

[marina007]

Oct 21, 2014 14:57:05 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Frankly I'm amazed that you've got a three year-old playing hockey, lol.

Me too! I can barely skate and i'm almost 31.

[imojoebunny]

Seriously, he's three, knock it the fuck off"

DD hated all classes at 3, but by 4 enjoyed ice skating. He has something he is interested in, that's enough. You can try again in a year or two, but if you force it, he might associate it with hell on earth and be unwilling to try again.

I also find it odd anyone expects a 3 year old to focus on so etching for more than 30 minutes. DD's US ice skating classes are only 30 minutes, which I think is one reason she likes it. She is also moving the whole time, so gets more exercise than a lot of longer activities where she is waiting for her turn a lot, like she was when she took gymnastics.

[dragonfly08]

This was my older kid at gymnastics. And ballet. And soccer. I was starting to think she just didn't want to do anything at all. Until I took her for a trial Martial Arts class when she was 6 (which I DEFINITELY didn't think would stick!). Five years later, she's three weeks away from testing for her second degree black belt.

Some kids just take a while to find their thing, especially when they're only 3. I wouldn't push it. Let him do what he likes and/or try something new. It's not quitting so much as encouraging his sense of self.

[Deleted]

Let him quit, because he's 3, and an hour long hockey practice is enough extracurricular activities for a kid that age.

[Ashley&Scott]

He's 3 & he's not into it. That's okay. Let him quite.

How many activities is he in?

[Deleted]

Hockey? I can't even imagine how much hockey pads cost for a three year old. ZOMG

[ijack]

at 3 I don't believe in the "you can't quit" mentality.

[barefootcontessa]

where are all the Tiger moms?

[cajunmom]

Oct 22, 2014 4:56:13 GMT -5 @hannymaren said:

My kid is in dance and is always leaving the group to come back to me for water and a break etc. I usually have to threaten to leave and she goes back.
I could not care less about dancing but I want her to follow instructions and take her turn etc. However, I think if I wasn't there she would do better. I am hoping next semester (?) they have parents wait in the hallway.
But I don't think either choice (stay or go) is wrong. He is still doing instruction in hockey.

Kids ALWAYS do better when their parents aren't there. How old is your daughter? I'm kind of surprised that they have y'all stay in the same room during dance if it isn't a "mommy and me" class.

[cayl]

Oct 22, 2014 4:56:13 GMT -5 @hannymaren said:

My kid is in dance and is always leaving the group to come back to me for water and a break etc. I usually have to threaten to leave and she goes back.
I could not care less about dancing but I want her to follow instructions and take her turn etc. However, I think if I wasn't there she would do better. I am hoping next semester (?) they have parents wait in the hallway.
But I don't think either choice (stay or go) is wrong. He is still doing instruction in hockey.

I have my kids doing dance and even though we're not in the room (although they've had to have me come sit in the room twice out of 5 classes) they still do awful when I'm there.  I asked my dad to take them and it's like night and day.  DD1 has cried every single week for the first half (but then says after "I had so much fun!") and last week when he took them she didn't cry once and they followed directions for 75% of the class (which is normal for the age group).  My dad is now going to be a dance grandpa for the year   We're extremely fortunate to have that option.

[jlt19]

My DD just told me this morning she doesn't want to do Gymbus anymore at daycare. She's always loved it before, so I'll wait another week before "pulling" her out, but she's 4, and I'm not going to force her to do anything she doesn't want to do. She does do gymnastics once a week and loves that, so maybe Gymubs is just boring now in comparison.

I really want to start her in ice skating, but the only time is at 11am on Saturday mornings and that time just sucks for so many reasons.

[redpenmama]

I think you made the right choice. DD did gymnastics last winter (at 2.5) and behaved similarly. It was frustrating. She was also in dance class, which she loved, so I interpreted it as a lack of interest in gymnastics. It was an 8-week class, so we stuck with it, but I don't plan on putting her back in a similar class unless she expresses interest down the road.

Her dance class is without me, but I was in the gymnastics class with her. I do think that played a role. Sadly, she's more likely to cooperate when I'm not around.