I am about to embark on new territory. I have never been in this position before. I realize now, just how privileged I have been for a long time. But with the down turn in the economy, that position of privilege has gone.
Specifically, I have never missed my kid’s performances. They might be in a play, a dance, a track meet, or a multitude of other athletic events. Now, I
am missing them. Work has forced me to leave the comforts of my virtual office, conveniently planned travel, and flexible scheduling. When my son’s basketball schedule came out, I discovered that there was not one game that I could attend. The thought of missing a whole season of his work hurts.
I suppose there are parents for whom this is common. In fact, this is the plight of most parents, I am sure. I have been the lucky one for a long time and I need to be grateful. However, I wonder if other parents simply get used to the busyness of their schedules or, does missing their kids performances and competitions gnaw at them until they’re numb to it?
At this point, I’m listening to and learning from others who have lived family life this way for some time now. This is still new to me. We’ll see how it goes.
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I am sorry to hear that you will no longer be able to attend your kids' sports contests. That parents suffer an emotional loss and a loss of social contact with other parents. While your kids are still playing, and it is the fact that you won't be there that will be different, the loss you will be experiencing is similar to the loss parents feel when their kids stop playing sports. In fact, as Brooke de Lench reports in a recent article [ http://www.momsteam.com/successful-parenting/youth-sports-pluses-and-min... ], researchers at Purdue found that, "While parents of older athletes readily recognized that their child's sport involvement would eventually end, many had difficulty accepting the resulting loss of peer social networks. The strong emotional connection to sport parents develop left many with an 'empty feeling' when their children's sports career ended, they chose to quit playing or were cut from a more elite level or travel team. Not only did sports parents report missing the sport setting itself, but also the social connections they formed with other youth sports parents."
With all the new technology and media available these days, hopefully, you can stay connected with your kids' sports via e-mails, text messages, video, and digital photos to cushion your sense of loss.
Good luck!
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As mentioned earlier Mr.
As mentioned earlier Mr. Morton, this does not mean you can’t be involved, in fact, it may be a blessing. Don’t know the level of competition, but try to get a copy of the video of the game and you can watch it together with your son, getting his “play by play”. Since this is probably going to be days after the game, the emotions of winning or losing is over and you can watch it for “structure” and “coaching” instead of during the moment.
Our little encouragement can
Our little encouragement can bring radical change in our kid. So I often attend in their performance whether in parents' day or in inter-school sport competition. I am sure that none of the guardians or parents want to miss their kid's performance because this really makes the children upset. Besides, our children want to go outside with us. They are actually in need of learning outside world. I believe in only school education is not enough to broaden their mind. My friend Nitesh has suggested me to buy coupons to entertain the children.
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