Expert Advice: Sports and Extracurricular Activities
 | Daughter Less Competitive in Little League
A mother wonders if she should be concerned that her 12-year-old's participation in Little... | |
Poor Sportsmanship
A parent asks our expert, "How would you handle a nine-year-old boy who is an incredibly... | | Gymnastics Coach Pushing Too Hard
Kids deserve more of a childhood than just going to school, doing homework, and training at the... |
Fractured Collarbone
Find out how soon after fracturing a collarbone a child can resume normal activities. | | Father Forcing Extracurricular Participation
Forcing kids to participate in extracurricular activities is unfair. |
Girl Wants to Delay Puberty
The athletic feats that a young female skater can perform are not so easy once she matures. | | Athletic Son Getting More Attention
Parents must be careful not to allow their star athletes to consider themselves better or more... |
After-School Programs and Child Care for Kids with ADHD and LD
Find out where you can get information on after-school programs or childcare providers that... | | Fifth-Grader Suffers from Homework Stress
Something is wrong when a child starts having stomach pains in response to the stress of... |
Basketball Coach Won't Let Boy Play
What can a parent do when the basketball coach won't let all members of the team play?... | | Positive Feedback in Sports
How can you keep your child grounded when he gets overly excited about his athletic... |
| Boy Afraid He'll Get Hurt in Sports
What can parents do when their nine-year-old says he is won't play sports because he's afraid... | |
Father Too Critical of Son's Athletic Performance
Relentless criticism can cause emotional harm to a child. | | No Time to Play
When a school schedule is overloaded, it is worthwhile to open up a dialogue with school... |
Encouraging Children to Join Sports
Efforts to encourage a child to play organized sports by signing him up will not help him... | | Pushing Kids in Sports
A mother asks how she and her husband can motivate their daughter to get to the next level in... |
Kids and Weight Lifting
Weight training should be avoided until the teen years are over, but an 11-year-old can begin... | | Son Stressed by School Workload
A mother seeks advice on how to help her honor student son, who refuses to lighten his academic... |
Do Homeschoolers Miss Out on High School Sports and Activities?
Advice from a homeschooling expert for homeschoolers who don't want to miss out on high-school... | | Could Ballet Class Affect Grades?
Before jumping to conclusions, speak to your child's teachers and talk with your child to... |
Do Steroids Cause Stunted Growth?
The long-term effects of steroids on a child's final adult height are not clear, but questions... | | Son Shows No Interest in Sports
Punishing and/or bribing your son to force him to play a sport is not going to work. |
Exercise for Weight Loss
To help a child achieve a healthy weight, creating healthy eating habits and increasing the... | | Son Hates Failure, Loves Competition
It's sometimes hard for gifted kids to learn that they can't always win, and it's better if... |
Side Effects of Steroids
Some of the side effects include an increased amount of sugar in the blood, ulcers, increased... | | Gifted Kids and Competition
Competition -- whether in sports, academics, or the arts -- can show any person how to deal... |
After-School Clubs for High-Schoolers
Encourage your teen to participate in an after-school program. | | How Busy Should a Gifted Child Be?
It's sometimes difficult to restrain a gifted and talented student who wants to take part in... |
Parent Pushing Daughter in Sports
Our expert advises parents to respect their daughter's wishes to "lay off her" in their efforts... | | |
When It's Hard Making Friends
When a child has trouble making friends in school, consider getting him involved in outside... | | Getting Kids to Love Exercise
Learn what types of activities can help to foster a young child's love of physical activity. |
Father Disappointed That Son Quit Football
Try to reach a compromise with your husband over your son's sports activities. | | Humiliated by Soccer Coach
Read what you should do when your child's coach uses humiliating penalties. |
Mother Worried About Son's Workload
To address fears about a child's workload, talk the situation over with the child and the... | | LD, Developmental Delays, and Phys. Ed.
Learn how you can keep a developmentally-delayed child "mainstreamed" in her physical education... |
Unmonitored Seventh-Grader Needs Support
When parents' work schedules make them unavailable to their child, a big brother, a mentor, or... | | Teenager Wants to Lose More Weight
Our expert advises a teenager to try exercise, rather than dieting. |
Gifted Child Can't Make Friends
A gifted child's age may matter less than her interests and preferred activities. Look for... | | Getting into Sports
The pressure to excel athletically can sometimes discourage young children from taking up... |
Is Paintball Dangerous for Kids?
Giving kids money and the okay to shoot people with guns is unwise. | | |
Homeschooling a Would-Be Athlete
Linda Dobson's book Homeschoolers' Success Stories is filled with reports of athletes,... | |
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