Post by monica on Jul 12, 2008 11:01:41 GMT
Hello
Just wondering if anyone has tips on teaching a child how to lose gracefully.
My 8 year old is a lovely boy until it comes to losing in sport. He has played football and rugby for 3 years and if winning, is all smiles, but when losing, loses the plot big time. This can range from being annoyed to crying, arguing with the ref to sly tackling with a view to harming the opposition.
We have tried talking, punishing him and on occasions out of desperation bribery and whatever we do it always has short term effect.
The reason why I have posted is that on thurs he lost it again in an after school rugby club run by the dad of one of the pupils. Myself and my oh were at work so the childminder pickedhim up to find him crying after having illegally tackled the son of the coach and the coach telling my childminder he wasn't to return.
From what I can gather I don't think the coach has handled ther whole situation well ( I've told him several times what my son was like), but the botton line my son's behaviour has resulted him in being booted off a team.
Any tips gratefully received.
Monica
Just wondering if anyone has tips on teaching a child how to lose gracefully.
My 8 year old is a lovely boy until it comes to losing in sport. He has played football and rugby for 3 years and if winning, is all smiles, but when losing, loses the plot big time. This can range from being annoyed to crying, arguing with the ref to sly tackling with a view to harming the opposition.
We have tried talking, punishing him and on occasions out of desperation bribery and whatever we do it always has short term effect.
The reason why I have posted is that on thurs he lost it again in an after school rugby club run by the dad of one of the pupils. Myself and my oh were at work so the childminder pickedhim up to find him crying after having illegally tackled the son of the coach and the coach telling my childminder he wasn't to return.
From what I can gather I don't think the coach has handled ther whole situation well ( I've told him several times what my son was like), but the botton line my son's behaviour has resulted him in being booted off a team.
Any tips gratefully received.
Monica
