Raising Young Athletes: Parenting Your Children to Victory in Sports and Life

by Jim Taylor

Sports are an amazing environment in which to raise children. The benefits they gain from athletic participation are many, including physical, personal, and social. Yet, there is also a dark side to today’s youth sports culture, as an emphasis on winning has made what was once fun become a burden for many young athletes. As a result, parents can’t always be certain their children’s athletic involvement will be safe and enjoyable. In Raising Young Parenting Your Children to Victory in Sports and Life, Dr. Jim Taylor—an internationally-recognized authority on sport psychology, child development, and parenting—offers a guiding hand to help parents ensure their children’s sports participation encourages positive attitudes and promotes healthy developments as they move toward adulthood. The role of parents in shaping their children’s sports experience has never been more important, and Dr. Taylor shows parents how to send the right messages to their young athletes with clear and practical advice. Whether playing sports just for fun or with aspirations to play professionally, Raising Young Athletes helps parents steer their children toward a healthy, positive experience. As such, their participation will become an impactful part of their lives that will prepare them to be victorious both in sports and in life.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

183 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 12, 2018

About the author

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Jim Taylor, PhD, CC-AASP, is an internationally recognized consultant and presenter on the psychology of sport and parenting. He has served as a consultant for the U.S. and Japanese ski teams, the United States Tennis Association, and USA Triathlon. He has worked with professional and world-class athletes in tennis, skiing, cycling, triathlon, track and field, swimming, golf, and many other sports. He has been invited to lecture by the Olympic Committees of Spain, France, Poland, and the United States, and he has been a consultant to the athletic departments at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. Taylor has authored or edited 18 books, published more than 800 articles, and given more than 1,000 workshops and presentations throughout North and South America, Europe, and the Middle East.

A former world-ranked alpine ski racer, Taylor is a second-degree black belt and certified instructor in karate, a marathon runner, and an Ironman triathlete. He earned his PhD in psychology from the University of Colorado. He is a former associate professor in the school of psychology at Nova University and a former clinical associate professor in the sport and performance psychology graduate program at the University of Denver. Taylor is currently an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco.

Reviews

[Surendra Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

मुझे लगता है कि इस पुस्तक में दी गयी सामग्री किसी भी माता-पिता के लिए बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है जो अपने बच्चे के लिए एक श्रेष्ठ एथलेटिक अनुभव को बढ़ावा देने की कोशिश कर रहे है । यह आवश्यक है कि माता-पिता युवा खेल के वर्तमान विचारों में से कई एक के प्रभाव को समझें (जैसे कि जीतना ही सब कुछ है और कम उम्र से खेल विशेषज्ञता देना ) और युवा खेलों का मुख्य लक्ष्य उनके दिमाग में ये होना चाहिए कि वे अपने खेल को सीख रहे हैं, सुधार कर रहे हैं, विकास कर रहे हैं, और उनका समाजीकरण हो रहा है, खेल का आनंद ले रहे हैं या नहीं | साथ ही एक अच्छे खिलाडी और मनुष्य के रूप में अपने आप को विकसित कर रहे हैं या नहीं | मुझे लगता है की इन लक्ष्यों को किसी भी प्रतिस्पर्धी स्तर पर बनाए रखा जा सकता है, माता-पिता और खेल प्रशिक्षकों को यह मार्गदर्शन देना उचित है। इनके परिणाम धीरे- धीरे दिखते हैं लेकिन ये परिणाम आपको अचम्भित कर देने वाले निकलते हैं, जो कि जब बच्चा बढ़ता जाता है वैसे-वैसे यह परिणाम दिखने लगते हैं।