Conversations with Kids - Week 3
For parents and guardians where we give you prompts so that you can have more meaningful conversations with your children to help them build key characteristics such as mental toughness, resilience, confidence, creativity, focus and so on.
A Question for your Kids
If you were told you couldn’t play your sport for one month, how would you feel?
Improves:
Gratitude
Pros and Cons are considered
Directions for Parents:
Many people get injured for periods and can’t play their sport through no fault of their own. If you only play one sport, the pressures of having to perform and improve can be exhausting for some children too. As a result, it is very easy to forget the reasons why you play and the benefits of playing sport. Encourage your child to talk about their experiences.
Ideas for Kids:
- If I couldn’t play my sport for one month I’d feel?
- If I couldn’t play my sport for one month I’d do ……… instead and it would mean that I ……
- Why do I enjoy playing my sport?
If you would like to share your experiences as a sports parent or get insights regarding kids sport psychology, you may also wish to join David in The Sport Psychology Hub.
Best Wishes
David Charlton
Online Sports Psychologist for Kids who supports many youngsters and sports parents so that they have more fun and get the most from their talent across the globe from USA/Canada to Great Britain and Ireland to UAE, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, using ONLINE Video Conferencing.
Managing Director – Inspiring Sporting Excellence
Host of Demystifying Mental Toughness Podcast
Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub.
With over a decades’ experience supporting athletes, coaches, parents and teams to transfer their skills from training to competitive situations, under pressure.
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