Parenting Question (Sports, Small Kids)

MomLive
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:27:26 +0000

Another thing about sports is that sometimes it’s about a whole lot more than sports.



I totally agree. My son would have never played football if it weren’t for his friends. Turns out he liked it and was good at it but the friends were definitely the impetus behind him going out for it in the first place. Until that point, he was non-sporty kid.

I think what people are trying to say is no matter what * you* do at this age, it is very hard to predict what * they * will want to do at age 10 or 15. Kids are constantly changing and like adults, their interests change. Nothing wrong with guiding her choices and saying no to certain things but don’t count on her falling in love with an activity just because you chose it for her. Kids have their own personalities and you really can’t pick a sport at age 4 with the expectation that they will stick with it forevermore. My son at age 19 is * nothing* like he was at age 4.