To be frank, Rey is not that good at sports. He couldn't bounce a ball 10 times on the same spot, he couldn't do a proper back somersault, nor could he skip using a skipping rope. I thought everything would improve if I put him in gymnastics in school. It has been 1 year now and he is lagging behind his peers. Reason being he doesn't practice at home. I used to adopt a 'let-him-develop-on-his-own' attitude but I decided that I just couldn't close an eye anymore. He didn't pass a back-somersault test yesterday and if you see the disappointment on his face, it will tear your heart apart. Knowing his character, if he is left alone he will still not practice unless someone forces him to. And that someone will have to be ME.
I: Do you KNOW WHY you didn't pass the test?
R: Because I didn't practice.
I: Then can you practice NOW? (pointing to the mattress)
R: Can I eat my snacks 1st? (still not motivated)
I: Can! You eat my rotan (cane)!
He sees the cane and scrambles to the mattress.
yah, forced motivation can be detrimental to a child's character. But spare the rod, spoil the child mah. I made him do about 20 proper back-somersaults (the sideward ones doesn't count) and showed him the proper way of bouncing balls (no more praises for lousy bouncing because if you do, he will think it is good enough). He practiced for a whole 1 hour.
End result? A very happy Rey because he realizes he can do back-somersaults like others too! And he knows he too can bounce a ball well, if he practices hard.
So everyday from now, he is going to spend at least half an hour doing these exercises.
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