tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post2089137529638736057..comments2024-01-13T00:38:28.549-08:00Comments on Southern California Aquatics SCAQ Swim Club: Debbie Phelps: "Don't push your kids into sports!" SCAQ Blogger - In some rare cases you should chain them to a sport or social activity!Tony Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00109365938555421509noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-48666298515462527502012-06-26T22:45:51.370-07:002012-06-26T22:45:51.370-07:00One mans fun is another's hell.
I hate the &qu...One mans fun is another's hell.<br />I hate the "F" word. I always loved to swim, but not because it was fun or because there was lots fun crap happening at practice or meets. In fact I loved it for the opposite reasons ...it was tough, impossibly.<br /><br />Many of today's parents are tools to their children ...sad.hydronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-77477778999945788762012-06-26T10:20:29.800-07:002012-06-26T10:20:29.800-07:00Kids should never be forced into sports, or else t...Kids should never be forced into sports, or else they will just hate it forever. They should be taught discipline. For example they shouldn't miss training, just because they don't feel like going.<br /><br />Kids should be allowed to practice a variety of sports, so they can improve their coordination. <br /><br />The most important thing with kids is having fun, and that is what sports is all about.Juanhttp://www.swimmingmadesimple.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-84178058793787870382012-06-22T21:49:54.768-07:002012-06-22T21:49:54.768-07:00Read LORD OF THE FLIES by Nobel Prize-winning auth...Read LORD OF THE FLIES by Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding.<br /><br />Children are not capable of making mature decisions. It's my experience that kids with difficult problems or social issues have to be taken out of their comfort zone and made to practice to act like adults.<br /><br />Kids who are socially adjusted and make good choices and friends are a different subject.<br /><br />Of course you give a kid options but when the answer is that they want none of the above even with compromises, I have no problem with a parent pushing music, sports or dance.Tony Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109365938555421509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-76087527301943739382012-06-22T16:35:25.279-07:002012-06-22T16:35:25.279-07:00Rhetoric seems a bit strong here. I agree in part ...Rhetoric seems a bit strong here. I agree in part - "troubled" kids should be strongly encouraged to try plenty of things, sports included. But to <i>FORCE</i> and <i>chain</i> kids to sports...eh? What if the kid hates the sport, so much so that his/her problems are exacerbated? They're bullied because they're not very good? Joining the sport/activity in the first place was a good idea, done with good intentions - but ya gotta let them quit if it's not working out, right? <br /><br />And a couple of those risk factors you listed seem a bit iffy. Lust? Sounds kinda like all teenagers. Narcissists and shy kids? Not exactly what I'd think of when I think "at risk" kids, especially those that should be <i>FORCED</i> into doing something.junker23https://www.blogger.com/profile/09331319995580766186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-89574156870456050812012-06-22T14:44:42.246-07:002012-06-22T14:44:42.246-07:00Hear hear. Physical exercise is a must, and sports...Hear hear. Physical exercise is a must, and sports is a great way to get that done.Rókurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11148375029383017846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-717449985776393692012-06-22T14:42:48.588-07:002012-06-22T14:42:48.588-07:00Hear hear !Hear hear !Rókurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11148375029383017846noreply@blogger.com