Each week ResponsibleSports.com offers the Responsible Sports community a weekly parent and coach tip of the week in our Responsible Sports Dialog section. This week's parent tip of the week focuses on communication between you and your child after a game:
"When talking to your child about the game, remember that the goal is to get them to talk about the game the way they saw it, not for you to tell your child what he or she could have done differently."
Conversation with youth athletes about their youth sports experience is the single most important factor in their ability to take life lessons from sports. On ResponsibleSports.com, we dive into detail about the Art of Responsible Sport Conversation between parent and athlete. One of the tools we offer to parents is this downloadable PDF that you can print and use at home, Parent & Athlete Conversation.
On ResponsibleSports.com, we also explore three principles that Responsible Sports parents can apply to conversations with their athlete:
* A Mastery Approach
* Filling Emotional Tanks
* Honoring the Game
We offer more detailed information about each topic above on ResponsibleSports.com and how they can assist you in approaching your child after a game. This information is available to help you talk to youth athletes about how they saw the game from their point of view and how we, as parents, can help them develop and grow from these experiences.
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