How Parents Can Be the Ultimate Spoilsports
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By Wendy Rice, Psy.D. Licensed Psychologist
The Psychological wins and losses in competitive sports are pressure enough. But, are you as a parent supporting your child or transferring your desires onto them causing them to feel stress and disappointment?
Are you the dad who is insulting the ref who made a bad call?
Are you the mom who wants to tell your son’s coach a thing or two after the game about either over or underplaying your child?
Maybe you are the horse show parent who coaches from outside the ring, interfering with what your child’s trainer is telling her to do.
And, let’s hope...
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