https://lionswhiskers.com/2011/12/up-and-over-black-belt-wall.html A parenting coach and a children's book author discuss raising their kids to have courage for the challenges on the path ahead Tue, 02 Jun 2015 06:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 https://lionswhiskers.com/2011/12/up-and-over-black-belt-wall.html#comment-79 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:14:00 +0000 https://lionswhiskers.com/?p=59#comment-79 Thanks for taking the time to comment Maia!My kids didn't start TKD until they were 7 and 10…I'm amazed when I see "little ninjas" (as they are called) at ages 3 and 4 on the mats.We started with tumbling and gymnastics classes, but always the focus has been on fun and fitness!Helping our kids find their passions (which will hold them in good stead through adolescence) is what is important, and sometimes that takes exposing them to lots of different sports or creative activities.Keep tumbling!

]]> https://lionswhiskers.com/2011/12/up-and-over-black-belt-wall.html#comment-78 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:42:00 +0000 https://lionswhiskers.com/?p=59#comment-78 Your son is still very young and yet he's so good he's black belter already. I wish my son would do the same. He's currently having a gymnastics for toddlers and I think that's a head start.

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