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.
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.
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- Subject:
- Sports for children.
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- 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 796.083 GIN (Text) | 36015000620811 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
