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Nah man, oldest of 3, younger bro (3 years) and Sis ( 8 years). I coach full-time and the kids who you have the most disciplinary problems with are the only child kids. always.

Your brother is 3 years old and your sister is 8? How old are you?!
 
Bluff City Red said:
Nah man, oldest of 3, younger bro (3 years) and Sis ( 8 years). I coach full-time and the kids who you have the most disciplinary problems with are the only child kids. always.

Used to always having their own way, never having to share etc <ok>
 
Used to always having their own way, never having to share etc <ok>

Indeed, teaching a team game to a kid who only knows me. tough.

Just polished off some Rogan Josh, results soon to follow.....
 
Bit of stereotyping going on here, guys.
(And I'm not an only child, btw.)

Majority of it is true with regards to only children ( at least the ones I have come across in coaching), as with anything there are always exceptions, depends a lot on the parents though.
 
saintanton:4131502 said:
Bit of stereotyping going on here, guys.
(And I'm not an only child, btw.)

Just speaking from my experiences <ok>
 
Majority of it is true with regards to only children ( at least the ones I have come across in coaching), as with anything there are always exceptions, depends a lot on the parents though.

We all speak as we find, of course. I just think it's a bit of an unfair generalization.
 
We all speak as we find, of course. I just think it's a bit of an unfair generalization.

As Gerrez said, just my experiences but I do know good kids who are only children, but their parents are spot on with not giving in to all of the wants.

Actually supposed to start back with the academy tomorrow but it is 8 degrees out so ya, it got cancelled. lol. Kids can't handle the cold too well!
 
Bluff City Red:4131545 said:
Actually supposed to start back with the academy tomorrow but it is 8 degrees out so ya, it got cancelled. lol. Kids can't handle the cold too well!

FFS...that's a fu<king heat wave here!!!
 
Been -5 this (last) week! Just being in the positive today was awesome <laugh>
 
As Gerrez said, just my experiences but I do know good kids who are only children, but their parents are spot on with not giving in to all of the wants.

Actually supposed to start back with the academy tomorrow but it is 8 degrees out so ya, it got cancelled. lol. Kids can't handle the cold too well!

As I was an only child, I'll put a different perspective on it for you. It's not the kids themselves. Well before they came across you they had already learnt to join in with others. They therefore learn their socialisation skills 'on the street' so to speak.

However, if lone children do have parents who always give-in THEN you have a problem on your hands. Blame the parents - not the kids!
 
Zingy:4131809 said:
Bluff City Red:4131411 said:
Are you the only child then Bluff? <laugh>

Nah man, oldest of 3, younger bro (3 years) and Sis ( 8 years). I coach full-time and the kids who you have the most disciplinary problems with are the only child kids. always.

How old did you say you were again?

#MoveasideRHCdaughters

Hang on, you meant 8 years younger right?
 
As I was an only child, I'll put a different perspective on it for you. It's not the kids themselves. Well before they came across you they had already learnt to join in with others. They therefore learn their socialisation skills 'on the street' so to speak.

However, if lone children do have parents who always give-in THEN you have a problem on your hands. Blame the parents - not the kids!

Agreed Dave. Kids are sponges, monkey see-monkey do, etc. A lot of the problem ones I deal with the parents ( fresh prince pun) just don't understand why he is trouble, he is this that at home, etc.

I think without the street culture in recent generations it may have got worse due to video games, phones, computers, etc instead of going out to the street to see friends.

Still, parents is that key word. Psychology 101 for the night it seems! <laugh>
 
Agreed Dave. Kids are sponges, monkey see-monkey do, etc. A lot of the problem ones I deal with the parents ( fresh prince pun) just don't understand why he is trouble, he is this that at home, etc.

I think without the street culture in recent generations it may have got worse due to video games, phones, computers, etc instead of going out to the street to see friends.

Still, parents is that key word. Psychology 101 for the night it seems! <laugh>

In my various studies I have looked at some major elements of Psychology - Management, Group Dynamics, Buying Behaviour, Learning, etc. etc. Some of these elements I have studied in fairly great detail. However, now that I have retired I'm beginning to believe that the vast majority of that study was a waste of time. That along with Sociology its really just a poor attempt to describe behaviour by adding labels with little understanding.