Tag: parents

• It was what we did

  Everyone in the family played soccer, so I did to. It was what we did. It was part of the family culture. As a girl who was gently encouraged to continue playing through high school, I came to realize that that was not the norm in my area. Not only was the sport not commonly…

  awrensays

  January 26, 2024

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  barriers, bloganuary, bloganuary-2024-26, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1829, girls, influence, parents, youth sport

• You can’t just sit on the bench yourself

  I have been looking into some of the background that could explain studies showing fathers as more influential on their children’s physical activity than mothers. I won’t say that I found the answer exactly, but maybe one piece. Coparticipation. When Zahra et al (2015) interviewed British families about their children’s physical activity, mothers brought up…

  awrensays

  January 22, 2024

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  bloganuary, coaches, influence, parents, physical activity