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M
Y 7-YEAR-OLD SON STARTED GOLF LESSONS over the summer. We’ve had a lot of fun, and he’s got a pretty darn good swing. The other day, our family watched the documentary The Short Game (about world-class kid golfers) on Netflix. I turned to my husband and said, “We are way behind with golf lessons.” After all, since we started golf, I’ve been daydreaming about seeing my child in a green jacket one day. The kids in the documentary were his age but already competing in a world championship. I felt like we should have started lessons a long time ago. But while it would be nice to be raising the next [insert name of wildly successful golfer here]—I’m not too up on the current it-players—I really just want my son to have fun and be active. If he decided golf wasn’t his thing, I’d be disappointed, but we’d move on to something else. And as it turns out, we should probably be looking into other activities anyway. In our current feature (p. 20), we take a look at the phenomenon of overspecialization—when kids get hyperfocused on an activity, running the risk of injury and burnout. It’s a good read for other parents who think they might be raising the next Lionel Messi, Lindsey Stirling or Jordan Spieth. (There, I knew a pro golfer after all!) This issue also includes an interview with my friend and new mom Katy Blakey (p. 15). Katy is an anchor-reporter at NBC 5, and I produced for her in my last job. She’s just as sweet in real life as she seems in this interview and on television, and I love her perspective on how the workforce should change as a result of the pandemic. A silver lining in all of this has been more time with our kiddos, and I too want to see that flexibility continue for parents whose jobs can accommodate it. That’s especially important as we head into the school year, and our children are home fewer hours during the day. There’s a lot of valuable info in DFWChild’s August/September issue, so I’m glad you’ve picked it up. Here’s to a great (and healthy) school year.
Cheers,
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august/september 2021 | DFWCHILD
the long game
COURTESY OF ALEXIS PATTERSON
ABOVE // Alexis Patterson at House of Shine in Grapevine with her son, Grayson.
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