Parenting

PARENTING: Dealing with Abusive Coaches

Published on: 6th March, 2003

by Miguel Humara, Ph.D. Last year I went to watch my cousin’s 13 year-old boy play for the championship of his soccer league. Tom’s a pretty good soccer player and I was surprised to hear him say as we drove to the field that he didn’t know if he was going to play the following [...]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Published on: 6th January, 2003

TO: questions@psychedonline.org FROM: XXXXXX@verizon.com SUBJECT: Travel DATE: 12/20/02, 16:02 Dear Psyched: My son plays football at [major university] and has a bowl game on New Year’s eve. Because of this he is going to be away from us during the holidays. It got me to thinking that it must be tough for athletes who have [...]

Parenting: Girls II – Training Their Minds and Bodies

Published on: 6th December, 2002

By Paul Schienberg, PhD In Part I of this series, many benefits of girls participation in sports were described: greater sense of self develops when they can trust their bodies abilities; improve capacities for rolling with life’s ups and downs; intrinsic motivations are established; ability to make quick decisions and execute them; and higher thinking [...]

PARENTING: You Set The Example For Your Kids

Published on: 1st June, 2002

by Miguel Humara, Ph.D. More and more we see kids opting for a position in front of computers or television sets instead of playing outside or just shooting hoops in the neighborhood. The fact that video games based on sports such as NBA 2000 or John Madden Football even exist, forget about their popularity, indicates [...]