I'm Striking Out With My Kids

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Tim knows he's too critical of his sons' performance in their competitive sports, but he's not sure what a dad's role should be. Email questions or comments: [email protected] - Participate on the radio program: call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment.

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0:00.0	Thanks for downloading my call of the day podcast. You too can participate in my live radio program
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0:12.4	Tim, welcome to the program.
0:15.0	Hey Dr Laura, thank you.
0:17.0	Hi.
0:18.0	So I have a question about competitive sports with my kids.
0:21.0	So my wife and I keep going back and forth. But how old are the kids? They are 13.
0:27.0	13 and 11.
0:30.0	OK. Competitive sports. So I feel...
0:32.0	So, sir, I'm still talking, solo sports or team sports?
0:39.2	Team sports, they're both soccer.
0:41.8	Okay, go ahead.
0:44.8	So we either feel that we're setting them up for a great future where they're learning how to win
0:49.8	and succeed and be successful and that they can carry on.
0:53.0	Or we're completely screwing them up emotionally and we're just,
0:58.0	we spend so much damn money in time and all this effort.
1:01.2	Why would you think something so bizarre as a team sport is screwing them up?
1:08.0	Where would that come from?
1:10.0	Why?
1:11.0	So I guess...
1:12.0	Pleased? Where? that has to be probably maybe with my insecurity of how
1:18.5	and maybe treat them than the expectations that were putting on them.
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