Without denying the serious financial, educational, and mental health consequences of the world's COVID pandemic, it's worth looking at how we can use this unprecedented time to enhance our children's social-emotional skills. Our children are facing a variety of stressors: disrupted routines, loneliness, boredom, and sometimes severe economic strain. Let's use this time to nurture those armor-building skills.
How to Raise a Good Sport
Sports give kids opportunities to cope with failure and success, work hard toward a goal, cooperate with others, learn fairness – and get away from screens for a while. It can be tough for kids to control the strong emotions that come with competition … but with a little early coaching from you, your child can be prepared to show respect for teammates and coaches, grace in winning and losing, and an understanding of what success in sports really means.