BASEBALL PARENTING: Was the choice your son’s or yours?

Mike F100+ posts

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Originally posted by P-Dog:
I want them to make their own decisions. It's part of the process of growing up. I only want to step in if I think they're about to make a decision which will end them up in a police station or emergency room.

I think P-Dog has it right. As a parent, my primary function in life is to teach my kids how to make good decisions before they leave my house. If I accomplish that, I'll be happy and confident that they will be OK in life. So every day I teach decision making and considering & understanding the consequences of those decisions.

Baseball is such a great life lesson experience that you can't help but learn how to live by your mere participation. We discuss all the consequences of a given decision and then the kids decide (of course, if they choose poorly, we continue to discuss consequences until they choose wisely).

11/9/0512:30 AM

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