Dadof3 - All I've ever done with my son is to try to instill a sense of humility and competitiveness. At each level of the game from tee-ball - now into his rising senior HS summer..."Can you compete at this level?" If the answer is yes, we continue. So far it's been yes but I know the time will come when it will be, no. Until that time comes he should love it, savor it and have fun (all of which he does!).
As the scout in Moneyball says to a young Billy Beane, "We're all told at some point in time that we can no longer play the children's game, we just don't... don't know when that's gonna be. Some of us are told at eighteen, some of us are told at forty, but we're all told."
Enjoy the ride, however long it lasts. I have a feeling that dads and moms who've been full circle will tell you regardless of how long it was...that it was too short!