http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/2012/06/21/sports-parenting/ Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit... Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:02:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.4 http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/2012/06/21/sports-parenting/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:04:51 +0000 http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/?p=2962#comment-735 It sounds like this guy needs to get a grip but there may be something else going on here as well. Evan recently begged us to sign him up for t-ball. He has been totally gung-ho about it until his first game the other evening. His team was having a hard time fielding and he wanted to quit. I’m sure I looked like a horrible mother, but I made him continue to play even though he clearly did not want to. After a major melt down at second base involving the throwing of his mit, etc., I removed him from the field and I explained to him that he had made a committment to play with his team and that he had to finish the game. At the very least, he had to sit on the bench with his team and cheer them on. I agree that if your kid didn’t want to be there in the first place, it’s cruel to make them play. But, if they said they wanted to do it, it’s a teachable moment about follow through and how to be a part of a team. Sounds like this kid wasn’t interested from the start…..

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