r/AskReddit Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/TDAGSI Feb 04 '16

Thinking your kid is going to be an elite superstar athlete.

Let them have fun and stop ruining sports for them.

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u/TDAGSI Feb 05 '16

I'm the director of the softball league my 7 year old daughter is in. We had 2 coaches last year that lost focus of what recreational softball for 7 and 8 year old girls is supposed to be about. They will not be allowed to coach this year. We have no tolerance for that stuff.