My turn to ask for help My 11 year old - who in the past has been able to easily handle 4 hours of advanced dance classes with no issue, and could tumble for hours on end -- now (within the past 3 months) has no stamina, no energy. After 2 hours of dance she is done. She still takes the same hours of dance and tumble a week that she has taken in the past 3 years(6 hours of ballet/jazz 1 hour of tumble, 4 hours of practice). Even when she was in cheer its was 4 hours of practice, 2 hours of tumble and she still took 4 hours of ballet/tap/jazz).
Is it her "body changing?". She eats the same - sleeps the same.
Any ideas -- I was never that active when I was 11 and changing.
Any suggestions for some decent vitamins? The kid stuff is just too full of sugar, but she is not able to swallow big stuff yet.
I give my daughter Flintstone Gummy Vitamins. Her pediatrician said that was fine. She also changed her diet a little. She drinks tons of water, no soda, alot of peanut butter and bananas and she rarely eats fast food. She says she feels tired after she eats junk. Give it time she will be back to her normal self soon.
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girls are going through a huge change at that time in their life both physically and emotionally. My daughter just went through the same thing and she just needed to rest more, eat better and extra hugs (when she would let us) you see all the youth kids they are running around at comps going and going and you just want to bottle up that energy, but when they start to become pre teens they lose that energy just wait until shes 16 and all she wants to do is sleep be on the phone or computer lol
take her to her doctor and make sure there is nothing serious going on and if not just brace yourself for the beginning of teenage world. You will find she will be motivated and active when it is omething she reaaaaaaally wants to do
A good physical to rule anything out a good diet (it just may need to change more protein some good carbs for energy and absolutely no soda at all) a little more rest and lots of love and praise
I would take her in for a check up (probably nothing, but then you don't have to worry). Slip a note to the doc to ask him/her emphasize nutrition. Your daughter looks petite and even a little of the wrong food probably fills her right up! It's hard...I have the same thing going now.
Also consider additional stress now that she is in a higher grade. Age 11, is she in 6th grade? For our area that is Middle School, and lots more work, more peer pressure, more responsibility. Sometimes that starts putting more mental pressure and they can't always handle what they previously could. It may be her bodies way of saying "this is all too much".
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Thanks for the help -- We did the physical back in August when this all started. Docter said she was fine, took some extra tests, but they all came back good. 6th grade is tough, but seems to actually be a little easier than last year - or we are finally in the school grove. She does not eat a lot of protein -- Probable problem #1, She won't drink milk (bad problem #2). Not so much soda (she's a water hound).
I am going to try the banana & p-nut butter route at night (she likes that and we started already last night).-- and I told her she needs calcium (so we are going to try go-gurt (I know its all sugar)/regular yogart regime again. She use to eat cheese, but not so much anymore. Her coach is going to help me to-- We are going to keep a bottle of vitimins (in her bag) and she has to take 1 before each practice in front of her coach (because she tends to forget to take them in the morning) for awhile, until she gets in the habit. This is another girl (same age) having the same issues so both will have to take them.
I have noticed, she eats more carbs than normal -- so I think we need to switch it up.
And I think I will scale back bedtime 30 minutes (back to 9 PM).
who knew pre-teen age was this tough -- I thought the baby stage was tough -- sheeshh....
I know my daughter should be getting her calcium through food, but it isn't always happening. She can swallow the 'petite' calcium supplements, so I added 2 with her vitiman. I worry about her bones! I tried cutting them in half to make them smaller, but that actually made them harder to swallow. THe chocolate chwey ones are good if you have a 'normal' kid who likes chocolate.
I also carry those peanut butter 'singles' in the car and try to get her to eat one before practice. Try.
They have single servings of peanut butter...some in a tube (like Go-gurt) and others in a little tiny dish with tear off lid. I always take a bunch to early comps for the kids who did not eat breakfast or only had sugar!
They have single servings of peanut butter...some in a tube (like Go-gurt) and others in a little tiny dish with tear off lid. I always take a bunch to early comps for the kids who did not eat breakfast or only had sugar!
Wow, really? Where can you get those? That sounds like a great idea!
Oh -- they are great -- "JIF To Go" I even have those at home -- never dawned on me to toss that in her bag with some crackers -- duh --- I usually find mine either at Pavillions or Albertsons.
