Ep 15 what if my kid only plays sports to make me happy?

https://heysammi.com/  what do you do when your child says they only play sports so they won't disappoint you? a dad in sacramento heard exactly that sentence from his son, and it broke him. in this episode i answer the questions that follow. is it bad if my kid plays sports for my approval? how do i take the pressure off my young athlete? why does my child look at me in the stands after every play? i explain why that painful confession is actually a good sign, how parental pressure in youth sports builds from a thousand small tells rather than one big moment, which post-game question kids read as pressure, and why the big emotional you-can-quit speech usually backfires. then the fix. what to say once and never turn into a lecture, how to change the first question you ask after practice, why being boring in the stands is a gift, and why words tell a kid but weeks show him. plus where a parent's own disappointment should go, because it's never the kid. got a question for the show? email me. [email protected]  https://heysammi.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices