Children Need To Play Not Compete By Jessica Statsky

In “Children Need to Play, Not Compete.” Jessica Statsky brings the attention of the readers to a serious issue of competitive sports for children and its disadvantages. According to Jessica Statsky, these kind of competitive sports have a bad impact on the mental and physical health of children. Moreover, the amount of physical pressure the kids are out through is alarmingly dangerous. This physical strain can lead up to injuries that can take a lifetime to heal. The nature of these sports is best suited for adults as they are designed keeping in mind their capabilities and age so introducing them in the lives of the children is unsafe and unhealthy. Jessica emphasizes on the fact that these sports can play a negative role in a child’s life

These sports have made everyone run for the victory making them forget that the essential thing for playing any sport is to make connections, teamwork, and sportsmanship. To me, the most shocking thing is that the way parents and guardians not only support these competitive sports but force them on their children. They fail to take into account the damage that these sports can do the health of their child. They make their children go through extreme pressure and high expectations. The enormous amount of pressure get to the kids and they start to develop mental health issue at a young age. The children lose hope when they can't meet the high standards set by their parents and coaches. Jessica gives a great example in her writing about the parents who started to quarrel during the game about some silly stuff. They started yelling and throwing insults at each other just like immature children. They forgot that was just a children’s game. Statsky is right in saying that this much involvement of parents, the physical energy demanded by the coaches and the game make children think of sports as a job and not as something that you can enjoy. Parents put their own desire on tiny shoulders and expect them to fulfill the dream they

During the development stage of a child’s brain parents and coaches should avoid putting them in such a tough and competitive environment that can damage their self-esteem and confidence. The mind isn’t the only thing that gets affected the growing body can suffer a great deal too if one is not careful. Parents should be considerate towards the amount of physical and mental pressure their child can handle . Most of them go into depression when they can’t match the irrational expectations set by their parents. A child’s personality shapes up around the early stages of development so one should be aware of the facts before introducing the children to the competitive