Ginny just started a dance class called "Twinkle Toes". It's just a fun class where she can dress up as a ballerina and learn some basic ballet. The most important part to her is the outfit. One day I forgot her ballet shoes. That was a tragedy! She was so mad at me!
This is good for her to be in a structured class. She needs to learn how to follow other people's directions and receive instruction. I'm glad she's learning some basic ballet steps. I'm not sure what to do when she collapses in the middle of class and whines " I can't do it. It's too hard!". When she does this at home, I try to ignore her. It's hard to know how to help when she's in a class setting. Any one have tips on dealing with dramatic daughters? While I'm glad she's learning, my favorite part is watching her when music is put on. She has such joy in dancing her own way. I love the smiles on her face.
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Just let the teacher handle it. It's important for kids to learn that Mom isn't going to step in every time they get frustrated. There are some good things they can learn from this situation: help comes from someone besides Mom; some things are just hard; and she's learning how to handle herself in a classroom setting where there are other children who may need more help than she does. She'll get through it just fine! I love the picture of her. It's so Ginny.
Danielle,
I agree with Anna's sage advice. Additionally, as a ballet teacher myself, it is good to seek open communication with the teacher.
I'm going to call you sometime today . . . I need some advice about AMI!
What a cutie! And that smile is THE perfect picture of pure joy!
I'm sorry, I don't have any advise on dramatic daughters- I just picked floppy, pouty Reese up off the floor of a store today repeatedly. Oi. I'm sure she'll get over it after she realizes that its more fun to dance than feel sad.
Good luck!
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