Anyone got any ideas on a team/activity/group/something for a 6 year old girl to join? For years we have been rotating activities for her, Gymnastics, Ballet, Dance and Swimming.
She's enjoyed these things, but nothing has really stuck with her, or been good enough for her to ask to continue for more than "because we always do"
She is a very active girl, not a tom-boy, but not a princess. A very "individual" spirit. A leader much more than a follower, almost to a negative, in the controlling sense.
I think that signing up for something that promotes team and group effort over individual accomplishment would do well for her development, as well as something that assists in her understanding of discipline, and rules such as a coach.
The obvious answer here is a sports team, and being in the Toronto area (Durham Region) hockey stands out. However she cannot skate at all. Hockey does interest me, but i am unfamiliar with the associated costs.
Any other ideas? Open to anything at all.
2007-11-14 15:53:41 · 10 answers · asked by thewerd.com 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Sounds to me like you have a soccer player on your hands!!!
my niece was the same way and she enrolled in soccer last year and had the best time of her life. it allows her to be a part of a team with someone who can lead her in the right direction but is still able to be extremely athletic. Its not a tom-boy sport but its also not a princess sport.
i was a soccer player for 14 years of my life..starting when i was 4 years old and i never regretted it a day in my life. i played all through elementary school, middle school, and high school. it was the perfect sport for me and it sounds like something your daughter would enjoy! i recommend looking into it!
2007-11-14 16:46:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allow her the opportunity to choose. Ask her what she would like to do. Just because she is 6 doesn't mean she doesn't know. You might be surprised. You did mention that she didn't know how to skate, why not enter her in some skating lessons? I am not sure hockey would be the best choice for a six year old girl...give her a few more years on that one. Some other ideas that come to mind are Girl Scouts, art class, karate class, or theater. Hope this helps.
2007-11-14 16:28:52 · answer #2 · answered by SoAZ Gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is very middle-of the road on the tomboy/sissy foo foo scale also. She tried dance, basketball, 2 seasons of soccer, and then martial arts. She's not violent, she's quite empathetic and nurturing. But guess what she liked - the martial arts.
All martial arts schools are different, but the one we chose is a mixed martial arts school - a little judo, jujitsu, kickboxing, yoga, circuit training... something new all the time. She has learned a great deal of self-esteem, self-control, and teamwork through this class in the past 3 years. She deals better with peers in school, focuses better at home and school, and has more respect for others, all good things for an only child with no other kids her age in the family.
A lot of people think it's violent, I know. But a good sensai does not focus on that, not with the kids. We started by signing up through the classes our city offers - maybe that would work for you, to try it out. Hope that helps!
ADD: I forgot to mention, she started at age 5, and is 8 now.
2007-11-14 16:37:40 · answer #3 · answered by ~Biz~ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about letting her choose. I personally think no competitive sports before 9 as kids burn out by teenage years. That is a lot of stuff to go through before 6 years of age. Why not teach her to stick to something. Let her choose out of the things she has done and improve herself at that. If she is so controlling then an individual sport might be best. Maybe gymnastics
2007-11-14 19:24:36 · answer #4 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soccer is very big with kids her age where I'm from (AB) plus it's year-round (held inside in domes during winter). also, if you wanted to give her a chance to learn to skate, figure skating clubs do group lessons for young children (and a pair of good secondhand figure skates are a lot cheaper than all the hockey gear she'd need!). Brownies might also be fun, if she's into that sort of thing (it's not for all kids). Good luck finding something that fits her!
2007-11-14 16:04:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its alot but it will definatly benefit your daughter! Beauty pageants are also great for her self confidence (I've been in glitz since i was 1 month old) soccer is a great sport, dance is great for the pageants, and horseback riding is also great! I do horseback riding, dance, and pageants, and have for a really long time. It has benefited me very much! You should wait a bit for karate and swimming. Those take time and children decide to quit in about a few months or a year so I would stick with the ones you have. Shes extremly lucky to have a step mom like you!
2016-04-04 02:04:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send her to day camp or have her in day care so she can fend for her self. Stop trying to sign her up let her guild you. That is what i did i never pushed. she was the same way. What ever I did it worked she has two degree's and working on a masters. She stop sports and went to reading she is a writer. Who Knew.
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2007-11-14 22:22:31 · answer #7 · answered by The answer guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soccer, Girls scout. Youth group. But remember to make sure she has plenty of free time to just play. She is only six and should have some unstructured time to use her imagination and do other things. Sounds like she is verry strong minded.
2007-11-14 16:01:03 · answer #8 · answered by littledueceb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hockey does sound great. But maybe not for her. What does she want to do? What interests her? Also, look into skating lessons for her. I just put my girls in lessons and they love it. She's old enough to know what she likes. Just Ask...Good luck
2007-11-14 16:14:29 · answer #9 · answered by Melba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about something like Girl Scouts or Girl Guides?
2007-11-14 15:59:11 · answer #10 · answered by daa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋