Would you make your kids join a gym made just for kids?

treadmills and equipment are small for kids, rock climbing, swimming pool, martial arts, dance classes. just wondering because childhood obesity is so common now.

Would you make your kids join a gym made just for kids?
Well, it sounds like a good idea...I would rather take my child to the gym with me...someplace where they have child size and adult size equipment.


As far as 'Making' my child go.....I would think that, that would make the child feel horrible!!


I would highly encourage it, though, and have my children go with me to the gym, and make it a family thing.
Reply:I don't know if I'd make them join a gym, but definately encourage sport activities that promote a good self esteem and healthy lifestyle. Personally I love climbing and my husban is all about hockey so when my son is old enough it'll be a natural thing to him. Kids emulate their parents. If they see their parents physically active it will only be natural to them to be active themselves. Obeisity isn't only affecting children.
Reply:what happened to running around in the park and eating rocks?


why must there be a gym for children?
Reply:no i would not. obesity is a problem but not for everyone. my children are well rounded and have no problem. i also think that many kids that do "need" a gym it would only make the matter worse. not really the helping hand they need to change their lifestyle and body image. when you pressure a child like that it can tend to make matters worse.
Reply:encourage, but don't force. Forcing kids to do stuff they really don't want to do can damage them for life. If they think exercise is something they have to do they will hate it forever.
Reply:I wouldnt "make" my children do anything. If they wanted to, that's a different story. Then I would def. let them.
Reply:I would never MAKE my child do that kind of stuff. For one thing I would'nt let my child get fat I'm smart enough to control that. Plus there are plenty, plenty of other things to do at the park and they can get fresh air too.
Reply:I wouldn't make my kids join if they felt uncomfortable with it. But I may have them try it out once just to see if they would enjoy it.


It would get them involved in something outside of home and they would be around other kids. Just tell them the pluses to it.
Reply:No. I'd check the diet that I was feeding them, and then I'd take them outside, to the park or playground, and run around and exercise with them.


Sorry, but gym-junkie kids? It just screams future eating disorder.


If they chose to do it, different story.