by janetedgette | Jun 17, 2014 | Parent-Child communication, Parenting, Parenting young children, Self-esteem, Sportsmanship
How misguided compassion can end up being a child’s worst enemy in terms of healthy social and emotional development Nine-year-old Billy had been a brash schoolyard basketball player when I first met him. Now, a year later, he sat in my office sad and forlorn, next to...
by janetedgette | Jun 5, 2014 | Boy behavior, Boys, Boys and sports, Parenting, Sportsmanship
This is the fourth in a series of six articles about raising boys to be good sports. Here’s the bad news: Bad sportsmanship isn’t “just a phase” and it’s not something a kid is going to magically grow out of. Here’s the good news: There are things you...
by janetedgette | May 18, 2014 | Boys, Boys and sports, Bullying, Nonathletic boys, Sportsmanship
This is the third in a series of six articles about raising boys to be good sports. #3 Wanting to win is okay as long as no one ends up demoralized in the process. Winning feels good. Losing—not so much. In fact, losing feels bad enough that winners...
by janetedgette | May 5, 2014 | Boy behavior, Boys, Boys and sports, Sportsmanship
This is the second in a series of six articles about raising boys to be good sports. #2 Don’t mistake bad sportsmanship for competitiveness. Poor sportsmanship has many disguises, one of the best being competitiveness, as in “My kid, man, he sure likes to win....
