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Sports are meant to be fun for kids. Unfortunately, parents and coaches are guilty of piling so much pressure on kids to perform that they hardly enjoy participating in sports. Instead of focusing on the benefits their kids can derive from competitive sports e.g. teamwork and learning some valuable life skills, some parents get fixated on the results. They keep pushing their children to be the best, to continually win and beat out the competition, ignoring that this might have an adverse effect on their kids.
While placing high expectations on your children can be healthy, placing constant pressure on them can do more harm than good. When kids start believing that their performance at every baseball game determines their future, that pressure can lead to negative consequences including:
Here are some tips on limiting the stress and pressure you place on your young athlete:
Kids and teens these days are already under so much pressure from school, their peers, and society that they don’t need anymore. Instead of pressuring them to keep posting stellar performance in sports, back off and let them simply have fun and enjoy the game.
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