Therefore, you should consider acquainting them to any kind of sports that would enable them to be more active, more interactive with other children and to learn traits such as competitiveness, fair play, ambition, determination and, most of all, they must have fun.
So, let’s go through the main advantages of enlisting your child in sports at an early age.
1. Children will be more active and fit which will make them develop beautifully when they grow up.
2. They will be stronger and a lot more competitive, qualities that will then translate in their day to day lives too.
3. The self-esteem will be a lot greater because they will have a sense of accomplishment different from anything else.
4. As well, they will learn about concepts such as perseverance, hard work, respect and discipline which will only be valuable in the future. Children will be more communicative since they will meet new people, children, coaches etc. and they will make friends easier.
Some sports could be and should be practiced from an early age are football, tennis (or other racquet sports), cycling, basketball (or any other ball team sports), swimming, skating, running or martial arts.
If you fear that your child might not be good at sports he just started to practice, don't be. And yes, some sports may not be up his alley and then, you should support him into taking up another sport, anything he would like to practice. Forcing a child to practice a sport when he doesn’t want to anymore or to a level that he is not comfortable with, will only make him resent and even hate that sport.
When you have to choose the sport that your child should practice think of his skills and then decide what would work best for him. Remember that only your child should decide if and when he should practice that particular sport intensely and professionally. Ultimately, the child is the one that will make all the effort so he should express judgments and concerns.
