Sporting Behavior. Timothy Gower.
by Gower, Timothy; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 15Family. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2005ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Parent and child | Parenting | Sports -- Psychological aspects | Sports for children | SportsmanshipDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Today [2005], psychologists and coaches agree that many parents have become more passionate--obsessed, in some cases--about their children's athletic pursuits than mothers and fathers of the past. Micromanaging a child's sports career and agonizing over his or her success on the playing field may be the most public expression of the so-called 'helicopter parent' phenomenon; that is, the tendency of today's moms and dads to 'hover' over their children." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines the reasons why so many parents become "too emotionally invested in their children's athletic careers" and provides some guidelines for how parents should behave on the sidelines.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Sporting Behavior, May 16, 2005; pp. F1+.
"Today [2005], psychologists and coaches agree that many parents have become more passionate--obsessed, in some cases--about their children's athletic pursuits than mothers and fathers of the past. Micromanaging a child's sports career and agonizing over his or her success on the playing field may be the most public expression of the so-called 'helicopter parent' phenomenon; that is, the tendency of today's moms and dads to 'hover' over their children." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines the reasons why so many parents become "too emotionally invested in their children's athletic careers" and provides some guidelines for how parents should behave on the sidelines.
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