Whose game is it, anyway? : a guide to helping your child get the most from sports, organized by age and stage / Richard D. Ginsburg & Stephen Durant with Amy Baltzell.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780618474608
- ISBN: 0618474609 (pb)
- Physical Description: 314 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Your child's development and the three step approach -- The early years (ages 1-5): safety and the joy of movement -- The elementary school years (ages 6-12): building competencies, exploring interests, and making friends -- The teen years (ages 13-18): identity development, independence, and achievement -- Higher learning and higher stakes (age 19 and up): college sports and sports for life -- Should we push our children? How much? -- When the apple falls far from the tree: what to do when our kids' athletic abilities and interests differ from our own -- Boys and girls similarities and differences in sports -- Rage and explosions: learning to practice emotional control in sports -- Quitting, burning out, and moving on: helping children know when enough is enough -- Does the coach know best? Knowing when coaches are doing right or wrong by our children -- When is a good team bad and a bad team good? Recognizing best team experiences for kids. Overweight children: surviving the teasing and prejudice and finding healthy exercise and eating patterns -- Eating disorders, body image, steroids, and supplements -- Tips for top performance: the art of being sharp -- Questions and answers: finding solutions for kids' dilemmas in sports. |
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Subject: | Sports for children. Social values. Recreation. Exercise. Physical fitness for children. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | 796.083 GIN 2006 (Text) | 31001101166057 | Adult Non Fiction | Available | - |