I’m an All-Around Gymnastics Fan: My events include reading, watching, commenting, and writing

US Women win Gold, London 2012, Ronald Martinez via Getty

I’m a big women’s gymnastics fan. Knowing I love dance, sports, and nearly all things feminine and strong, this should come as no surprise.  If you know me it’s also no surprise that while I took gymnastics as a kid I didn’t last long.  I was flexible, but I was also fearful (I would think [...]

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Pint-Sized Phenoms: The “Prodigy” Edition

Young Israeli Boxer, Oded Balilty from AP

When I started this blog series I deliberately chose to name it “Pint-Sized PHENOMS” and not “Pint-Sized PRODIGIES.” I think the word prodigy has so many connotations and can put undue pressure on children to meet a certain standard both now and in the future.  It is only certain fields that are amenable to creating [...]

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