tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857051406259349751.post4980025392669862441..comments2023-10-23T07:37:16.299-07:00Comments on You Do the Math -- K thru Calculus: The Self-esteem gapUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857051406259349751.post-18576846876576467742013-01-01T22:02:59.210-08:002013-01-01T22:02:59.210-08:00That is an important distinction. I don't know...That is an important distinction. I don't know if I'd use the word 'coddle' but it is particularly important to build up kids when they're young.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705408455380402571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857051406259349751.post-82738431845885125682013-01-01T01:26:38.865-08:002013-01-01T01:26:38.865-08:00You want kids to be ready for life when they leave...You want kids to be ready for life when they leave school. Although they need to be resilient and skilled at 18, the optimal strategy for making them resilient and skilled may be to coddle them at 12 and 13. I don't think the optimal strategy is to be tough with them from age 5 - it's more likely to make them give the sport away as soon as they can. <br /><br />That's especially true in sport where you sometimes can't tell how good the kid is going to be until they come out of puberty, especially for boys.<br /><br />The small boy who hangs in there at 12 because the game is fun and he gets a lot of positive messages may turn out to be the star player at 21 when he's 6'5'' and 100kg. But if he's given negative messages at 12 so that he gives the game away then his potential is unlikely to be realised.<br /><br />MPledgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845074140006920009noreply@blogger.com