tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post3919542310117592692..comments2023-04-07T10:27:50.934-05:00Comments on Xanboni: Why figure skating needs pushy parentsAlexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-17193152708899042622010-10-17T21:18:26.878-05:002010-10-17T21:18:26.878-05:00You could use that argument for any endeavor. When...You could use that argument for any endeavor. When I started art school, there were 300 "painting" majors. When I graduated there were just 15 of us left. Of those, only 2 are still working artists. How many of us would be artists still if we'd had someone pushing us harder to sacrifice for that dream? External pressure is not in and of itself a bad thing; it's only bad, like anything, when it's misused.<br /><br />Just because the odds are slim doesn't mean you shouldn't even try. And parents are a critical piece of the effort.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-6680614804917891972010-10-17T20:56:38.066-05:002010-10-17T20:56:38.066-05:00Does it make sense to push a skater?
Look at th...Does it make sense to push a skater? <br /><br />Look at this month's Skating magazine. Page 7 tells us that there are 170,000 members of USFSA. Page 26 tells us that 39 of them got to go to Champs Camp.<br /><br />With those kind of odds, it's a rare skater who has both the talent and the drive to be a champion. If you have to push your child, you should be asking yourself the question, "Does my child really have what it takes to be a national champion?"Holly Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749821433348977283noreply@blogger.com