Recently there was an article in USA Today talking about how to teach your kids to be an X player. That's not a very hard task; it just requires parents to be consistent, caring and loving. But one of the things that I noticed that struck me as odd is the statement that X players are immature. And then I thought to myself; what on Earth does being immature have anything to do with being an X player? So I looked into this a bit more and have put together this short article to explain my thoughts on this.You can also know about mx player for android.
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The first thing that I thought when I read the article was that the author was promoting a view of a "Noah's Ark" type of model to encourage kids to play sports. And indeed she is correct in her assertion that youth players who play sports are often more immature than those who don't. The difference comes down to training and how you approach the subject.
The athletes that we see in sports advertisements or on TV- mostly male athletes- are lauded for their ability to perform at a high level despite their age. We are constantly told that they're role models to emulate. And if they make it big at any given age, they've achieved success because of their intelligence and their desire to achieve. This is why we as parents should be cautious with how we talk to our kids about sports and particularly with our sons.
If I look back on all the things that I've taught my boys about life, I realize that there were many errors made. But I didn't give up and I didn't become a failure. Rather, I educated him on why things that might have been considered mistakes now were important to him. He wasn't disappointed with me, but rather he was excited to learn and to find out why I believed what I did.
It's easy to say things when we are evaluating ourselves; we can say "you're too young to make a decision." But that doesn't mean that we should sit around and allow our son to make the choices for himself. Instead, we need to encourage him and tell him that he's wrong if he doesn't think the same way we do. Let him see that we believe in his dreams and in his abilities and then let him prove that to us. If we support him and encourage him in his dreams and in his abilities we will provide him with the tools and encouragement he needs to be a very successful athlete.
The other issue that we as parents need to be aware of is that players are human too and they can make mistakes. It would help if we could accept that and understand that and not be critical of him. But unfortunately, we cannot. Instead we become defensive and when this happens we deprive him of the opportunity to correct himself and to move on.
If we continue to provide all of the supports that our son needs and refuse to give him the freedom to make mistakes, we are denying him the greatest gift he could ever have. Our job as parents is to help them become successful in everything they decide to do. So if he's immature, we need to be mature enough to admit that and not use it against him. If we do that, we are causing more problems than we already have.
A very popular saying is "You can not start them too young". In many ways, this is so true. Do not allow them to be trained or moulded into a robot before they are ready. If they are talented and a good athlete, you need to let them discover it, develop it and enjoy it.