Posts Tagged ‘Children’s fitness’
Parenting a goal setting child
Goals can be really frustrating. At Gymfinity we encourage our team kids to develop their own goals and at optional levels we even require it. We set annual goals, off-season goals and in-season goals. But, to be sure, there will be difficult patches with any goal setting program. I have written before (November 2013) about…
Read MoreSeeing life as a bank account
The emotional bank account is a business concept that I believe originated with Steven Covey many years ago. It is a concept that we use at Gymfinity with staff training and it’s often referred to for use with our athletes. The concept is simple: we have a make-believe “bank” account with every person or business…
Read MoreA belief that children should have limits on time to save the world or crush pigs using a bird as a weapon
This weekend I travelled with our Trampoline and Tumbling team because my 2 boys compete. It was a great experience and I truly enjoyed spending time with the kids as well as the other team parents. I did notice that we all have the same problem. Screen time. Every moment when the kids were not…
Read MoreThe quick list: Why sports for your kids
OK. Lets do this. I know that people nowadays are less likely to read whole articles than they are to scan bullet points. I am afraid that all my preaching has gone un-read by the busy folks that might come across Gymfinity’s blog posts. So, here is the quick version so you can get back…
Read MoreThe case for keeping playgrounds fun
My family was fortunate enough this last summer to spend some time in Europe. I walked with my wife, my kids and brother’s family through a park in Kiev Ukraine. We stopped to play on an old fashioned teeter-totter and my brother commented that you don’t see these around anymore. I explained that the fear…
Read MoreLemme tell ya bout Kurt and Mel
As I see it there are 3 areas of influence on a child that forms them into the person that they will be: The family, The school and The friends. The family is responsible for teaching the child the love, honor, respect, to be responsible, to share and follow values. The school teaches them skills…
Read MoreIs this really worth it for our kids?
It’s after 5:00 and you had to stay a few minutes later at work. Now the stress piles on, you have to get home, get her to gymnastics and him to the swimming practice and you have 15 minutes to do it. You don’t want to be that parent, the one who comes in late…
Read MoreLets get ready for the Olympics
I am very excited about the upcoming Olympic games. Granted there will be no gymnastics, trampoline or swimming but I still feel that I have caught Olympic fever. Watching athletes come together in peace to battle through sport is exhilarating. Knowing that when the games are over the athletes will part as friends who shared…
Read MoreBacking it up
Recently I stated that there are many studies that indicate that physical activity enhances academic learning and I was questioned by a few people. I really appreciate comments from people because it means that, at the least, they are reading Gymfinity’s blog posts. But I digress…. Physical education may be disappearing from some schools, but…
Read MoreEffort, Dedication and Success
Our goal at Gymfinity is two-fold. We want kids to realize that they can exceed their own potential regardless of the topic and we want them to feel success. In regards to potential, we have to first identify what the child feels that they can accomplish and then we have to convince them that with…
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