Gymnastics

Yesterday the kiddo's mama gave me a progress report on his swimming. He has completed his course and she intends to sign him up for another class to build up his stamina. She informed that the kiddo is rather keen to try out gymnastics too and she will be signing him up for a class.

We have taken him to the local gymnastics center before and he received a few minutes of coaching from an instructor. We gave no thought to it afterwards and he did not pester his mama to let him attend a class. I did not encourage him as I was concerned about safety. It so happened that when we were there a young boy accidentally hurt himself. I was shaken by his cries of pain.

Now that the kiddo is older we should perhaps allow him to receive some gymnastic instructions. This sport if done correctly would help develop his muscle strength. He is so skinny that I sometimes imagine that his arms may easily break. I call him 'skinny beanie' or 'chopsticks' in the hope that he would eat more but it doesn't seem to work. Perhaps he is just naturally skinny and the lanky look runs in the family. His mama and brother are tall and skinny.