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Whose game is it, anyway? : a guide to helping your child get the most from sports, organized by age and stage / Richard D. Ginsburg and Stephen Durant with Amy Baltzell.

Ginsburg, Richard D. (Author). Baltzell, Amy. (Added Author). Durant, Stephen. (Added Author).

Summary:

Offers a program to help parents ensure a positive sports experience for their children, identifying the physical and psychological issues unique to each age level, while addressing such topics as parental pressure and steroid use.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0618474609
  • ISBN: 9780618474608
  • Physical Description: xvi, 314 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-297) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The early years (1-5): Safety and the joy of movement -- The elementary school years (6-12): Building competencies, exploring interests, and making friends -- The teen years (13-18): Identity development, independence, and achievement -- Higher learning and higher stakes (19+): College sports and sports for life -- Should we push our children? How much? -- What to do when our kids' athletic abilities and interests differ from our own -- Boys and girls: similarities and differences in sports -- Rage and explosions: learning to practice emotional control in sports -- Quitting, burning out, and moving on: helping children know when enough is enough -- Does the coach know best? Knowing when coaches are doing right or wrong by our children -- When is a good team bad and a bad team good? Recognizing best team experiences for kids -- Overweight children: surviving the teasing and prejudice and finding healthy exercise and eating patterns -- Eating disorders, body image, steroids, and supplements -- Tips for top performance: the art of being SHARPP -- Questions and answers: finding solutions for kids' dilemmas in sports.
Subject:
Sports for children.

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520 . ‡aOffers a program to help parents ensure a positive sports experience for their children, identifying the physical and psychological issues unique to each age level, while addressing such topics as parental pressure and steroid use.
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