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TIME OUT what happens
when your child can’t play sports? WORDS
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E’VE ALL HEARD ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES of youth sports. Kids learn teamwork. Get exercise. Spend time away from their devices. Develop a skill that could translate to college scholarships. (Ka-ching!) The benefits are very real. So too are the reasons you may be concerned about sports. Perhaps your child has a previous injury they can’t aggravate. Or you just want to protect them from injury in the first place. When you have a child who longs to be on the field (or the beam or the court) but just can’t, how do you manage their inevitable disappointment? Then there’s another factor—helping your child fill the fitness and social gaps. It’s a lot to work through, we know. Here’s your parental playbook. dfwchild.com / march 2020
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