Social Dilemma: My Wife Won't Let Our Son Play Sports Because He'll Lose

Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about kids playing spots. Here's the email: Hi Jaime. I'm hoping you and your listeners can help with something. My wife and I are having a disagreement over whether our son, who is our only child, should play sports. I’m all for it because he’ll be active, learn teamwork, the value of healthy competition, and the importance of accepting victories and failures with grace. My wife is against it because she can’t bear to see the heartbreak on his face if, and when, he and his team lose a game…and she doesn’t think that would be healthy for his mental state. I love my wife, and don’t want her to think I am talking down to her, but I think that kind of thinking would be far more damaging to his long-term growth than just losing a game. How can I get her to say she's holding our son back instead of protecting him. Thanks ~ Paul. Well, I'm with Paul on this. I don't know if I would want my son to play football, but basketball, baseball, wrestling and other sports, absolutely. It's great for self esteem, it's fun and I think Paul is correct in everything he says. I think sometimes we protect our kids too much and it makes it harder for them when they become adults. That's just my take. What do you think? Let's help Paul and his wife out and let me know on the TRY Facebook page.