We, as parents, try to support our children in different endeavors through their young lives. Sometimes we go blindly having never done certain activities that our kids find interest in, yet we find ourselves still trying to get involved as much as possible just to give them the loving support that they deserve and require to be successful.
We love our kids, but sometimes we don't always know the best ways to support them in these endeavors. Here are 5 ways to support your young athlete: create a tribe of athlete parents, have a physical therapist on hand, research the sport to show your support, go to the games/performances, and encourage and uplift their practicing habits.
Create a Tribe of Athlete Parents
It is widely known that a lot of parents may avoid sports altogether because they are just too busy to get their kids to all their practices and games and/or performances. It would be unfortunate to take away an opportunity for our children based on our busy schedules. The best thing you can do in this situation is to create a tribe of similar parents where you can band together and make a schedule that may work for a handful of people to take some pressure off individual parents. That could include trading off with picking up and dropping kids off, etc.
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