In place of a 3rd printing of his original book, Youth, Sports, & Self-Esteem: A Guide for Parents, Dr. Darrell Burnett, a published authority on parenting, decided to revise his popular book, adding some sportsmanship checklists, and changing the title to It's Just a Game! to reflect the importance of keeping youth sports in the proper perspective. While discussing the psychology of youth sports, Dr. Burnett not only points out how sports can strengthen a child's self-esteem, he offers specific practical positive parenting guidelines to help make it happen.Topics include: *The four cornerstones of self-esteem*12 guidelines for promoting children's self-esteem through youth sports*Case examples, photos, cartoons, references*Skill, behavior, and sportsmanship checklists*A Parent Attitude & Behavior Checklist for youth sports*A list of 86 Ways To Say "Very Good!"The book's theme is straightforward: kids have enough pressure in life, and youth sports should not add to it. Youth sports can and should promote self-esteem, offering every youngster an opportunity to enjoy the simple fun of participating in sports, while learning skills, feeling good, and building positive childhood memories. Dr. Burnett's book gives parents a blueprint for building those memories.
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"Any questions about the role of parents in youth sports are insightfully answered in Dr. Burnett's practical book." -- Susan Wilson, author of Sports Her Way, Motivating Girls to Start and Stay with Sports
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Darrell Burnett, Ph.D., is a clinical child psychologist, a certified sport psychologist specializing in youth sports, a father of three, and a youth league coach. He has been in private practice in southern California for 20+ years. He is popular on the lecture circuit, with numerous media appearances.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have worked with kids in youths sports and activities as well as their parents for over 35 years. Dr Burnett's book is one of the best books on the market when it comes to kids, parents and sports. Page 43, I believe the second sentence in the first paragraph defines youth sports. I recently looked at some similar publications but found that most parents, nor coaches have the time to read 281 pages. Although the other books might be wonderful teaching tools for folks in coaching classes or for folks like me that manager volunteer coaches and hundreds of parents through public sporting activities, I don't believe they would be nearly as effective for parents as Burnett's Its Just A Game. Over the years I have distributed three cases of the book to parents and coaches that might have been a bit overzealous in their parenting or coaching of their young athlete........I simply ask them to read the book which does help them look at sports through the eyes of their child. Most parents have agreed that it was a great read, to the point, and provided them with tools that helped them move forward with their young athletes. So kudos to Dr. Burnett for zeroing in on the issues and making a great teaching tool for parents and coaches.
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By Brian Bourke
Format:Paperback
If you're involved in youth sport...or have a child involved, you need to read this book. As a coach for 15 years, it gave me some new insights....and is valuable from a parental point of view as well
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By J. Beach
Format:Paperback
I bought four paperbacks on youth sports from Amazon recently and this was the worst. First, the printing of this paperback looks like a 2nd generation photocopy, the physical production quality is poor. Although it was lightly updated in 2001, most of the material is clearly from the original 1993 edition. If the author is deceased the publisher could be excused for not having updated it significantly since then, but otherwise this book is not worth selling or buying for more than about $3-$5. The advice is common-sensical, avuncular, milk toast quality, the usual points are made about kids just wanting to have fun and parents needing to calm down, etc. You'll likely learn nothing new here about how to grapple with the critical issues surrounding youth sports, there are no great insights or innovative approaches. The material is dated, tired, and uninspiring.
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