Making Time For Non-cheering Kids

[Cray_Z_CheerMom]

I have almost 12 year old twins. One cheers. One doesn't. I also have a nearly 2 year old that needs quite a bit of attention. Cheerleading takes up a lot of time in our household and I feel like the twin that doesn't cheer is left out. She says that she doesn't feel left out and that she is fine, but it bothers me. Anyone else feel like they aren't spending enough time with the child(ren) who don't cheer?

 

[WCPKali]

I personally don't have any children but a lot of the athletes at my gym have siblings who don't cheer. Most of them come to the gym during practices and hangout in a sibling area we have at the gym I cheer for. I noticed that a lot of the siblings like to hangout and make friends with each other. Maybe you could try bringing them with you to the gym and meeting other athletes siblings? :)


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[JMTD]

I feel this way sometimes but then often my non cheer kid goes on trips with us that he would never get to do otherwise. On the trips we make sure he gets to enjoy activities that he wants to.


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[WinstonsGirl]

What does the other twin do?? Whatever she's involved in, make sure you're just as supportive of her in that area with practices, performances, competitions, whatever is involved.

 

[CheerRehab]

I have 2 younger sisters and we all cheered growing up. Then, my youngest sister quit. My other sister and I were on different teams (and at one time cheered for completely separate programs). My mom coached my team and put most of her free time into attending events for me & my cheer sister's teams. My youngest sister picked up softball but got jealous when my mom couldnt stay for her practices. My dad who was recovering from surgeries at the time and brought her to games and stayed for the ones he could. But still my youngest sister felt left out. She said she didn't care that my mom wasn't spending as much time with her, but years later she told us she actually did. The worst part about the whole thing was that she started acting out for attention.

My suggestion to you is this- do an activity like baking or crafting (something where you can take on big or small projects depending on the time you have available) and involve all of your kids. When you do this, don't talk about cheer, talk about school or something else. Baking is fun because when your non cheering twin gets a little older, she can bake something with your youngest when you and your cp are at practice or a competition.


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