【Peoplethinkchildrenshouldplaysports.Sportsarefunanditcanhelpchildrenkeephealthywhiletheyareplayingwithothers71Itmayproducefeelingsofpoorself-respectoraggressivebehaviori】

　　Peoplethinkchildrenshouldplaysports.Sportsarefunanditcanhelpchildrenkeephealthywhiletheyareplayingwithothers  71  Itmayproducefeelingsofpoorself-respectoraggressivebehaviorinsomechildren.Accordingtotheresearchonkidsandsports40000000kidsplaysportsintheUSA.Ofthese18000000saytheyhavebeenshoutedatorcallednameswhileplayingsports.Thisleavesmanychildrenwithabadimpressiononsports.Theythinksportsarejusttooaggressive.

　　Manyresearchersbelieveadultsespeciallyparentsandcoachesarethemaincauseoftoomuchaggressioninchildren’ssports.  72  Thisbehavioristhenfurtherstrengthenedthroughbothpositiveandnegativefeedback.Parentsandcoachesarepowerfulteachersbecausechildrenusuallylookuptothem.Oftentheseadultsbehaveaggressivelythemselvessendingchildrenthemessagethatwinningiseverything.Manyparentsgotochildren’ssportingeventsandshoutinsultsatotherplayersorcheerwhentheirchildrenbehaveaggressively.Aswellchildrenareeventaughtthathurtingotherplayersisacceptableorarepushedtocontinueplayingevenwhentheyareinjured.  73   Inadditionthemediamakeviolenceseemexciting.

　　Nowadayswereallyneedtofaceuptothisproblemanddosomethingaboutit.  74  Theyalsoneedtoteachchildrenbettervalues.Theyshouldnotjustcheerwhenchildrenwinoractaggressively.Theyshouldteachchildrentoenjoythemselveswhethertheywinornot.  75  Ifadultsallowchildrentoplaywheninjuredthisgivesthemessagethathealthisnotasimportantaswinning.