It’s hard not to shout guidance at kids’ sports games. But there are ways to do this without pressuring or criticising your child.
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The dangers of high-impact sport aren’t contentious. Medical professionals agree that sport-induced brain trauma leads to degenerative brain disease – so why are we still allowing children to play?
Team sport provides postpartum mothers with opportunities to build community, enhance health and well-being, and counter the often unrealistic and self-sacrificing expectations of motherhood.
New research suggests parents are too focused on their children’s competition to spend time or money on things that don’t involve the tournament, hotel stays or quick dining.
With many schools closed, children’s health could suffer.
A sense of purpose and a social bond on the pitch.
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Senior Lecturer in Tourism, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Sport Management & Chancellor's Chair for Research Excellence, Brock University
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Professor of Health and Care Policy, University of South Wales
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
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PhD Candidate in Psychology, Swansea University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of South Wales
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Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT University
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Clinical Associate Professor of Sport Management, Indiana University
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PhD Candidate, School of Human Kinetics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Doctoral researcher in Policy Analysis of Traumatic Brain Injury in UK Combat Sports, University of Winchester
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Masculinities, Sexualities and Sport, University of Winchester
