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difficult child too disruptive, put to sick leave and coming home for few days
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<blockquote data-quote="gsingjane" data-source="post: 583279" data-attributes="member: 15986"><p>Hi from a newbie... a parent with a difficult child who also has many talents, but somehow cannot seem to tap into them...</p><p></p><p>Is your difficult child at boarding school or training camp or college? I feel like I sort of don't understand the situation - is he coming home for a break, or can he do his work from home, or is there no schoolwork?</p><p></p><p>I've also been a "sports parent" for many years and I can really see what kind of dilemma difficult child's coaching staff is in. They are also walking a fine line - have to figure out how to deal with challenges to their authority as coaches, keep up team morale, nurture individual players' talents, do the best for the team as a whole but also for the specific athletes. It's a tall order! I know with my daughters' teams, sometimes coaches will err on the side of "coming down hard" on a kid, because they see it as best for the team, even though it might not feel super-fair to that particular kid. I have learned to bite my tongue and just ride with coaching decisions whether I agree with them or not (as you seem to, as well).</p><p></p><p>I give your difficult child a lot of credit for sticking with the team. Even for a easy child, trying for an athletic career or just success is very hard! My older easy child (daughter) had the chance to compete at a very high-level venue last weekend, and it was incredibly stressful for her... and she's a pretty stable and level-headed kid. I can just imagine how it is to struggle with psychological issues AND try to do high-level competition! Yikes!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gsingjane, post: 583279, member: 15986"] Hi from a newbie... a parent with a difficult child who also has many talents, but somehow cannot seem to tap into them... Is your difficult child at boarding school or training camp or college? I feel like I sort of don't understand the situation - is he coming home for a break, or can he do his work from home, or is there no schoolwork? I've also been a "sports parent" for many years and I can really see what kind of dilemma difficult child's coaching staff is in. They are also walking a fine line - have to figure out how to deal with challenges to their authority as coaches, keep up team morale, nurture individual players' talents, do the best for the team as a whole but also for the specific athletes. It's a tall order! I know with my daughters' teams, sometimes coaches will err on the side of "coming down hard" on a kid, because they see it as best for the team, even though it might not feel super-fair to that particular kid. I have learned to bite my tongue and just ride with coaching decisions whether I agree with them or not (as you seem to, as well). I give your difficult child a lot of credit for sticking with the team. Even for a easy child, trying for an athletic career or just success is very hard! My older easy child (daughter) had the chance to compete at a very high-level venue last weekend, and it was incredibly stressful for her... and she's a pretty stable and level-headed kid. I can just imagine how it is to struggle with psychological issues AND try to do high-level competition! Yikes! [/QUOTE]
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