What to Say About Controversy
When a negative incident happens at the field, as parents we’re often quick express our thoughts about the event. Often times we tell our children what should or should not have been done. We may even point out actions or even people who were right or wrong. If your children are younger, they may ask questions about a particular incident:
- Why did so-and-so do that?
- Why did so-an-so’s say this?
- Why didn’t they do that? It wasn’t fair!
Those questions can be tough to answer! The Washington Post shared and article about How to Turn Controversies into Teachable Moments. It doesn’t explain it all in a sports setting, but the concepts can still be applied. I have to admit, it may take quite some effort on our part as parents to pull this off, but it’s definitely something to think about.
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