Did you remember the first day that you enroll your child
to sports clinic or program?
Do you remember why you enrolled them in that sports program?
The reason I am asking this is because sports plays a big
part in our child’s life development. Sports program are sometimes part of the
school curriculum as well.
Sometimes, we lost track of why we did enroll our child
in sports program. Yes, I know that it’s a proud parent moment when our child’s
team won during the game but we are so wrapped up in the winning moments that
we lose sight of the real reason why we enroll them in sports in the first
place.
There are two sides of the coin, one is to win and one is
to loss, but did you know that they loss in the games, there is also thing that
you could accomplish as a parent and you should be proud of.
Sports build character, that’s one goal of the sports
program but how you can test the character of your child if he never felt the
defeat. Besides the teamwork, cooperation. Self-discipline, work ethics and
leadership, your child also need to cope with disappointment. Life is not all
about winning, sports teach our child to how to react when life throws a bad
ball into them. I am not promoting losing but it a fact that we should face as
parents. We should also asses the mental and emotional strength of our child and
be there whether they win or loss.