Sports parent stereotypes and how to avoid being one
Being a tennis mum now, I want to avoid becoming a stereotypical bad sports parent. Here’s the plan for avoiding it
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The first mini tennis match experience
Unbelievably, at the age of 7, N has played his first tennis match for his team. It’s come around a lot faster than I expected with a short turnaround from being asked. But their mini tennis team has started. And…
Tennis lessons. Are private lessons worth it?
Most children nowadays do at least one out of school activity. Although they often say children are marched from one to another, and aren’t given the chance to just enjoy being bored and finding their own entertainment. But I don’t…
School sports day brings out the best and worst of children
I love sports day. I didn’t always love it when I was really young. Where we first lived, at nursery and then my first primary school, I was terrible at sports day. All the other children would have finished the…
What Southgate and the England football team can teach children
N usually says he’s not a football fan. He’ll play in PE, but not at playtimes. He’ll play in the garden with his football obsessed cousin once they get bored of tennis. But he did enjoy the live MK Dons…
Swimming awards – double achievements
When you have children, there’re some events in their lives that really make you well up and savour those successes. For most it’s the first day at school, the last day at school, the nativity play, a great parents evening…
Celebrate summer with tennis activities for families
While many people are looking forward to the football world cup, there are other sports of interest in the summer. For me, summer means tennis. I don’t play anymore (apart from an attempted knock around with N). But May to…
School days – sport relief and tennis bumps
This week’s School Days has predominantly been about sport, with a whole week of sports for Sport Relief. Here’s this week’s School Days. Sport Relief challenges Each day everyone was taking part in 4 challenges the teachers set, so star…
Swimming pool safety and distracted parents
Water and swimming pool safety is the reason why most parents sign their children up for swimming lessons. Or maybe I’m missing something? So why on earth do some parents take along toddlers to watch their siblings swim and then…
School swimming lessons – how to prep your children
Swimming and water safety is now part of the National Curriculum. Yes, yet another thing that schools are now responsible for which seems a little unfair. But it does mean that all kids should be able to swim by the…
The big transition from baby and toddler swimming
I couldn’t imagine not having swum with N from a young age. My own journey with learning to swim was very up and down from age 5 to 7, and the OH isn’t keen on swimming, so I wanted to make…