There's a term here for showbiz mums: the 'Mumager'. Definition: a combination of Mum and Manager.
Strewth!
I took my children to several different sports clubs when they were old enough (5-7 start). BUT, I spent as much time as I could in the garden playing catch, tag, kick, wrestle, and 'hide n' seek.' I played with them more in the swimming pool than they spent in lessons. I went on bike rides with them and walks.
I did not outsource 'Dad-stuff' (feel free to replace with parent, but I am a Dad) to a stranger. What's the point of having kids if I can't be one with them?
I got them to sample different things until they found THEIR passion, not mine. I looked for decent people who could coach and I could leave my children in their care, rather than an EXPERT.
My daughter (17) now likes going to the gym with her friends (and looking at boys) as well as refereeing weightlifting competitions and wants to coach.
My son (15) lives for football (soccer) but also likes badminton and athletics.
My kid does theater, not sports, but there are a lot of similarities between the two worlds. I have not always been good at this, but one thing I have deliberately done over the past few years is to not talk about what she's doing theater-wise with other parents. I want to avoid the subtle, often-unintentional one-upmanship that happens, and also I want to make sure that my kid is defined by the person she is, not the things she is doing.
There's a term here for showbiz mums: the 'Mumager'. Definition: a combination of Mum and Manager.
Strewth!
I took my children to several different sports clubs when they were old enough (5-7 start). BUT, I spent as much time as I could in the garden playing catch, tag, kick, wrestle, and 'hide n' seek.' I played with them more in the swimming pool than they spent in lessons. I went on bike rides with them and walks.
I did not outsource 'Dad-stuff' (feel free to replace with parent, but I am a Dad) to a stranger. What's the point of having kids if I can't be one with them?
I got them to sample different things until they found THEIR passion, not mine. I looked for decent people who could coach and I could leave my children in their care, rather than an EXPERT.
My daughter (17) now likes going to the gym with her friends (and looking at boys) as well as refereeing weightlifting competitions and wants to coach.
My son (15) lives for football (soccer) but also likes badminton and athletics.
I'm happy both are healthy and nice people.
Love this so much, James!
My kid does theater, not sports, but there are a lot of similarities between the two worlds. I have not always been good at this, but one thing I have deliberately done over the past few years is to not talk about what she's doing theater-wise with other parents. I want to avoid the subtle, often-unintentional one-upmanship that happens, and also I want to make sure that my kid is defined by the person she is, not the things she is doing.
Love this, Brian. Agree, there is a lot of crossover between the two worlds.