This is the unofficial site of the Union County Soccer League, based in Anna, Illinois. As past President of the league, I feel safe in saying that some of the posts below will be wildly inaccurate.
Monday, March 07, 2005
Child rearing article
Here's a fascinating article that, although it does not deal specifically with soccer, is relevant in many ways to what we as soccer parents can and shouldn't do. The money quote..."Having overprotective parents is a risk factor for anxiety disorders because children do not have opportunites to master their inate shyness and become more comfortable in the world." (Michael Liebowitz, clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University).
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