| How many hours are wasted in front of the television | | | | there are sports camps across the country that help |
| by kids who are bored during the summer months | | | | participants hone their skills in anything from tennis to |
| when school is out of session? Parents often find it | | | | basketball to gymnastics.But what if my child doesn't |
| difficult to get their couch potato kids out of the house | | | | like sports? |
| during the hot summer months. Their kids' aspirations | | | | Obviously all sports aren't for all people. Someone |
| of earning spending money by mowing lawns or doing | | | | who isn't much interested in getting hit by a baseball |
| other summertime work quickly too often deteriorates | | | | might be glad to try a sport where the ball isn't moving |
| into a migration to the couch for three months of | | | | toward him so quickly, like soccer, volleyball, or |
| watching movies and playing video games. I'm sure | | | | basketball. Truthfully, it's hard for me to imagine a |
| you've seen this situation, and if you're like me, it can | | | | young person who can't find some kind of sport that |
| be frustrating to see perfectly capable children rot in | | | | motivates him or her to want to improve physically. If |
| front of the television. A great remedy for couch | | | | your efforts to motivate your child to play one sport or |
| potato kids is to get them involved in sports.Unless you | | | | another are being met with some resistance, |
| live in the far reaches of the wilderness, there are | | | | encourage him to find one that interests him the most, |
| normally plenty of opportunities to get your children | | | | and help him go after it. You may have to think outside |
| involved in one sport or another during the summer. | | | | the box a bit, and possibly look at sports that aren't as |
| While I was growing up in Florida, there was always a | | | | mainstream, such as rock climbing or golf.An important |
| baseball, basketball, or soccer league around with | | | | consideration here is that habits developed in kids have |
| coaches and teammates eager to have another | | | | a tendency to stick around in the future. If you can |
| participant them. My involvement in those teams | | | | encourage your kids to get involved in healthy sports |
| provides some of my greatest memories as a kid.If | | | | and recreational activities now, especially during the |
| you are unsure of how to find a summertime sport for | | | | summer when their time isn't consumed with school |
| your kids, I'd suggest first checking with your town or | | | | and other activities, you may be helping them in the |
| city Parks and Recreation department. If you have a | | | | future to avoid the health problems that come with |
| more competitive child, you can usually find a league | | | | sedentary lifestyles. Participation in sports is also a |
| that fits his or her situation. You may have to ask | | | | great way for young people to develop |
| around among your child's friends' parents, or you can | | | | self-confidence, and it contributes to a more developed |
| do a search on the Internet. For more athletic kids, | | | | personality and increased social skills. |