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How Gymnastics Can Teach Children Real World Skills

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  How Gymnastics Can Teach Children  Real Worl d  Skills   While gymnastics might just seem like a sport about swinging on bars and doing flips, sports can teach children real world skills, turning them into successful adults. In the course of a gymnast’s sporting career, he or she will be provided with an educational buffet beyond biology and artistic athleticism. Their learning includes physics, teamwork, patience, nutritional science, physical and psychological toughness, planning, social skills, and work-life balance, to name a few.   In fact, in 2015 the Harvard School of Education released a research project titled, “ Why Your Kid Should Do Gymnastics if You Want Them to Develop the Kind of Character That Helps Them Succeed at School “ . Despite its long title, the outcome was simple. The study of more than 4,000 young adults in the UK found the most important characteristic to predict a child’s success is grit . Grit – or determination, cour...