Posts Tagged ‘sportsmanship’

Are You One of These Parents?

I have actually met parents like this.  Parents who feel that their child will be irreversibly hurt by failure.  Parents who feel that their child must have lots of winning experiences to “know how to win” and “know how to be successful.”
But is that the best way?  Is winning and telling your child she’s the [...]

Teach Your Child Sportsmanship

Teaching Your Child to Be a “Good” Sport
By Veronica Scott
 

Everyone wants to win but that doesn’t always happen. This can be a particularly hard concept for children to understand and even some parents. Children can stomp, cry scream and call others names if they become frustrated over a loss. And sometimes parents can be sore losers [...]