Dealing with Success and with Failure. That is what I love so much about watching my son both develop and reveal his character through sports. Today we lost. A loss is never easy but especially in the playoffs. I gave him a high five as my son came off the field, held him close, and then as reality set in that this would be the last game of the season allowed the grieving process to take place. Hey PC world, it is OK that we have winners and losers- that is real life. It is okay to be disappointed after a loss or failure. Tears are normal, especially at young ages. Give him space! We tend to learn more from our failures than our successes. “What is one thing you can take away from the game?” Win or lose, our sons want the approval of dad. They want to hear “I am proud of you son”.
I learned another valuable lesson or “best practice” as I call it this week. We are scheduling a meeting with our sons teacher ASAP! And letting him know we have the meeting. My wife and I did this for our daughter this past week just to learn how we can better support her outside the classroom. She was thrilled! Not the teacher, our daughter. I realized it was because to her we were taking interest and we did learn a ton. I think it is a little overwhelming for the teachers during parent/teacher so when we are the only ones it makes it unique. Not to mention allowing my wife and I to be in concert regarding our childrens education. She will be thrilled. Not the teacher, your wife.
Pumpkin carving: cheap and easy fun and they can’t get too much of it. Who cares if we have already carved 2x this month. GREAT family activity!!
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
The parent teacher personalized meeting is a great way to stay in touch with your kids life and show them your time is dedicated to them. I will never forget the best advice I have heard about being a parent, “Kids spell love t-i-m-e.” I heard the quote from Matt Wimmer and have been fortuante enough to live this. Thanks for another great article!