189: How Do I Support My Unathletic Son in our Sports-Obsessed Town?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Is your child uninterested in team sports in a sports-obsessed town? In this episode, Dr. Lisa Damour and Reena offer practical advice for parents on finding alternative activities that align with your child's passions, while still fostering social connections. They explore the importance of nurturing your child’s confidence and self-worth, whether or not that includes team sports. We want to hear from you! Do you have a kid in a similar position? Follow and subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can see all our latest video episodes: https://youtube.com/@asklisapodcast And follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNinan. Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com Keywords: support, team sports, athletic, unathletic, sports-obsessed town, physical activity, alternative physical activities, social connection, confidence, self-worth

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0:00.0	Tell me a parenting issue everyone struggles with, with tweens and teens, but no one talks about.
0:06.9	Rina, I think a lot of people feel like they just don't know how to connect to their kid anymore.
0:12.3	I'm Rina Ninen and welcome to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:18.7	And I'm Dr. Lisa D'Amour.
0:20.3	We bring you science-back strategies for managing anxiety, discipline, intense emotions, and more.
0:26.6	We decode tough parenting challenges with tips that you can use right now.
0:32.0	So subscribe to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast, and join our YouTube community today. We're here to help
0:39.3	you untangle family life. Episode 189, how do I support my unathletic son in our sports-obsessed
0:48.3	talent? So a friend told me about a six-year-old son's well-visit appointment, and the doctor turns and asks,
1:02.0	so do you have any questions for me to the six-year-old?
1:04.4	And the six-year-old says, yeah, actually I do.
1:07.2	What's it like to be a six-year-old?
1:09.4	And I was kind of asking the doctor, like, you know, what should I be doing? Like, what should I be knowing as a six-year-old? And I was kind of asking the doctor, like, you know, what should I be doing?
1:13.2	Like, what should I be knowing as a six-year-old?
1:15.2	Like, what does it like to be?
1:16.8	Be one.
1:17.5	And the doctor says, well, you know, you shouldn't really be crying as much because now you can voice your feelings and your thoughts to your parents.
1:26.3	But I thought, oh, my God, what a clever six-year-old kid. Like,
1:29.6	when was the last time you were at your yearly annual physical and asked someone, what's it
1:34.6	like to be a 45-year-old? Like, what's going on in my body? Or almost 54-year-old.
1:38.2	Actually, Rina, though, that just reminds me of just a funny story from graduate school about
1:43.4	six-year-olds. Not that different,
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