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October 24, 2005, 7:11 am PDT
10/27 Extreme Parenting
Quote From: mrssandibi agree, why on earth would a mom be pushing something so feminin on a boy? i think the more appropriate question would be does the son like cheerleading? does he want to do it? as long as he is doing the important stuff (schoolwork, chores manners)i think it should be up to the child to decide whether he wants to do it, otherwise resentment will build, and the pressure on that poor boy would not be fair. I can't answer for sure until I see the mom and her son on the cheer leading issue, but I have experience with a 9 year girl cheerleader who lives for it. That said, her gym has "OPEN GYM" twice a week for anyone and many times the girl cheerleaders' brothers and sisters will come for fun just messing around in the gym. It's got a spring floor, trampoline etc. I've seen times where the boys have so much fun because of the sheer physical nature of the tumbling that they talk about wanting to join the team to learn backhand springs etc. In 2 cases, the dads' said absolutely not because of the implication of femininity and in 2 others, the boys are having a blast on the team. That said, my daughter has a six pack and calf muscles to die for -- all developed competing in this "feminine" activity.
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