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It’s true that when you yourself are passionate about skiing, you would like your child to be too, that’s natural. Corn teach him to ski, it’s a bit like removing the two small wheels from your bike. It takes a lot of practice and being prepared to fall a good number of times before you know how to do well. Add the cold, physical fatigue … If your child is not attracted to this sport, it may not be specially packaged …
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You don’t force a child to ski
Even if, despite all their efforts and your encouragement, your child does not hang on, do not force him to put on skis. You might disgust him for good. Better to wait until it is a little bigger to try again. Because as it is important for a child to learn to swim – for his safety – there is no rush to make him hurtle down the slopes. In the meantime, why not give it a try pêlavkirina berfê ? It is a much more affordable activity for beginners and which will allow your child, as much as on skis, to exert themselves, to breathe the good air and to discover splendid landscapes, animal tracks… As well as skiing joëring: on skis, but on flat ground, the child lets himself be pulled gently by a pony.
By choosing your ski resort, you have verified that it offers ski lessons for young children. Thus, your child will be able to have fun and learn about the pleasures of winter sports, while being well supervised. And you would take the opportunity to indulge your passion with peace of mind. Only here, the first morning, he categorically refuses to leave you. In the evening, the instructors explain to you, sorry, that he has been crying all day. And that they do not see how to take it back under such conditions. But why did he have such a bad day?
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Enjoy the mountains with the family
Even if he makes friends easily in the park and has not had a problem integrating into nursery school, here the context is very different. Overnight you introduced a multitude of novelties and changes in his world: supervision, friends, place, activities… And even clothes for skiing: ski suit, mittens, helmet… Your child needs a little time to get used to.
Usually, after a good night’s sleep and a lot of dialogue, things work out. But if this second attempt is unsuccessful, no need to insist. Maybe your child is just trying to make you understand that he wants to spend more time with you ? Arrange with her daddy to take turns skiing. If ski lessons don’t interest him, it may also be because he doesn’t want to be in a community again. During the holidays, he wants to take advantage of his parents ! Together, discover the mountain differently : walks, round-trip chairlift tours, visits to nearby cheese factories … And in the evening, go and taste the regional recipes : a good tartiflette or a blueberry tart will perhaps reconcile it with the mountain!
And rest assured, next year, he will have grown up and will perhaps be more up for snow vacation. If this is not the case, do not force him: rather entrust him to his grandparents, with whom he feels good. After all, the important thing is to have a good vacation, not to accomplish feats!
Nivîskar: Aurélia Dubuc