Tyke Won’t Go

Following directions. Courtesy. Respect. These are magic (mythical?) words to the parents of young children. They were also mentioned in the course description for a taekwondo class offered through our local parks & rec department. We signed up our obstreperous one immediately.

We’re two weeks in and seeing some improvements, but our biggest challenge is getting Olivia to full participatory mode. She shies away from warm-ups, and we’re often the only parents who accompany a child for the exercises. The picture below encapsulates what we go through with her: Olivia steadfastly refusing to participate in the instructor’s lesson – this one on the techniques of a proper knife hand – while the other Tiny Tigers (and Mommy) continue to follow his directions out of courtesy and respect.