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What’s right with parents?

June 11, 2009 @ 6:58 a.m. by Joanna

by joanna

So we’ve detailed the crazy parents that we’ve all seen, but what’s right with parents? I think it’s the fact that parents are at all the games, supporting their kids.

Thoughts?

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  • ks07

    The parents who only complain to the coach if: 1) They are worried that whatever the coach is doing is going to physically hurt the child. 2) Are worried that their child is not being properly disciplined (I.E. they see their child cussing on the sideline and not being confronted about it.

    The parents who do not make excuses for their kids. They don’t let them miss practice. They don’t let them quit. They teach them humility in winning and in losing. Those are the parents that are great in my opinion.

  • icthusker

    It’s to bad the bad parents get all of the discussion. As a youth coach, I wouldn’t be able to coach without good parents. Any successful organization has to have good parents. The parents are responsible for fundraising (if needed), transportation, cheering section, and can be a blessing to a coach if they support the coach’s decisions. I have to say that I now have a tremendous group of parents. I couldn’t continue to coach without them.

    It’s really sad when you compete against a team and see only a few parents in attendance.

  • Joanna

    It’s always easier to point out the bad in others. But there are definitely positives, as you have pointed out.
    Me, I like to think I’m a good parent because I’m there the majority of games, I bring snacks, I support the coach, support the other players.
    I do know that I’m probably annoying because I cheer for most of the game. But I work on being positive, and whatever the coach needs, I’m there. Of course, my kids are little, bitty, so that’s not too much.

  • Swim Mom

    The parents that show up to every event to help set up, work the event / concessions / whatever, stay late to tear down (that certainly isn’t me!) These are the ones that impress me.

    Don’t you see the same faces everywhere: church events, sporting events, school activities? The people that seem to have endless time and patience and volunteer for everything? I wonder how they do it and hold house and home together!

  • http://www.freedomgroupinc.com/ debt relief

    The parents that tare there to do everything for there kids like set up events try to coach their team and even try to teach their kid are awesome. my dad was like that and i don’t know how he did it

  • Swim Mom

    Yeah, icthusker, why so many posts on the bad parents? More memorable?

  • falcon parent

    We have a set of parents at Heights high school who are unbelievable. At the beginning of each baseball season, they collect money from the parents, (30$ this year) and then provide meals for the team and their families between games of each double header. This has to take a lot of work and coordination, and yet they have done it for several years now. And they don’t do it to suck up, because their kids can really play. They are very positive, and are alway friendly with the players. They are what’s right about parents as far as I’m concerned.

  • Crack

    My kids say not much but I remind them if they ever say I didn’t spend quality time with them I will come back from the grave and haunt them both.

  • http://varsitykansas.com PanFan

    Crack:

    Absolutely……..QUALITY time is what it’s all about. Being there, being a part of the memories, knowing that the remember whens includes the times you were there.

    Excuses can always be found, regardless if your a parent, sibling, aunt, uncle….etc…..

    We who understand that those moments at some point in time will no longer be available, & this precisely emphasizes the importance of the activity, regardless if it’s sports, academics, or a musical High School play. Those lost special timeframes of your past will not be there because you were busy doing something else you thought at the time was more important than family

    Your children are only young once. If you committ yourself wholeheartedly and always encourage, you will realize that when your children come to visit you as you grow old, those pleasant memories of the past can help tie and keep a family together.

    Parenting is not for someone who doesn’t have the time
    In my opinion this is what’ right with parents, parents who make time!

  • Crack

    Right On PanFan, I miised only one program of my daughters because of work I was out of town no way to make it back and she did something so funny it still bugs me today. Love my kids never want to miss a thing, that’s a parent.

  • http://varsitykansas.com PanFan

    Crack:

    Same here, out of town for the entire month this past November, due to an absolute” cant perform this without you” and missed my student/athlete’s last XC sports banquet. That is honestly the only time i wasn’t there. I look back and am happy that this was my only excuse..