As a parent and as a Principal, I think it’s often tricky to strike the balance between giving your child the requisite ‘push’ and allowing them space to develop in their own time.
For example, one of my Perform parents is facing something of a dilemma right now.
She signed her daughter up for a gymnastics class – partly because she thought it would be fun for her and partly because, as parents, we all want our children to be active and healthy. Her child too was keen to go – a bit of a no-brainer all round then.
Her daughter has been going for a few years now and she’s good. Maybe even *really* good… or, according to what she’s been told, at least she could be.