Good morning everyone,
My only granddaughter is 11, she’s in Y7 and a brilliant girl. Her mum passed away in 2019 so my son is raising her alone.
Grandaughter is a very bright, intelligent girl. She has always been a bit of a live wire and is very active, would rather be out on her bike than playing inside etc.
My son is a bit weak willed with her and If she asks to do something he almost always says yes but I’m now worried that her Schedule is too much on her young body.
For sports she loves tennis and athletics. She does both competitively and does well. Her dad decided this year to get a private tennis coach for her after they went to Wimbledon and she declared she wants to be a pro one day (I don’t think she is quite that good!). Athletics she enjoys but not as much. She also decided to join her school volleyball team.
Currently her schedule is
Monday - Tennis training before school
Tuesday - Cross Country training
Wednesday - Tennis before school and volleyball afterschool
Thursday - Indoor Athletics training
Friday - Tennis before school
Saturday - Either a tennis comp or athletics comp
Sunday - Tennis training for 3 hours
My issue is my granddaughter is very skinny, she is a good eater but she spends so much time active that I worry she is doing too much. She’s very competitive so won’t stop and my son hates to say no to her.
AIBU to think this is way too much physical activity? Something needs to give right?