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Organized Too Early?
June 7, 2011
To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.
-David Viscott, 1938 - 1996, American psychiatrist and author
-David Viscott, 1938 - 1996, American psychiatrist and author
- Avoid competition, which can be stressful for kids before the age of 7 or 8. Keep the focus on fun.
- Don’t make a child specialize in one sport at an early age. Sports researchers say young players have more fun and develop better as athletes if they are encouraged to play many sports. Well-rounded kids are also far less likely to lose interest and burn out when they reach their teens.
- Take at least one or two seasons off each year, so kids can rest their bodies.
- Don’t allow yourself to feel pressured by other parents who enroll their kids in lots of organized programs.
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Comments (2)
Displaying All 2 CommentsEarly Learning Ventures Alliance at Early childhood Options
Dillon, CO, United States
We participated in an amazing program when we lived in Maryland.
http://www.sport4all.org/
My kids have grow up to find their individual niche in sports and love to be active without major competition and stress.
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Hello
Child friend , How is it possible to aviod compitition in sports ? The children are
running in a sports . someone runs first , someone runs second in such way .
Will you say the child has run first , you're not first ?
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