#1179: Is Your Son an Umpire?

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges boys face with criticism and how it affects their self-esteem, likening their experiences to that of an umpire in baseball.

Here’s something you’ll rarely hear shouted during a major league baseball game: “Great call, ump!” Even the best, most experienced umpire will face constant criticism, taunting, and ridicule for every decision. Spectators only talk them if they are angry about a call that was made. Consider this. Does your son feel like an umpire in his everyday life– constantly surrounded by criticism? At school, is he teased by his friends? Do his well-meaning teachers focus on the problems he missed? ...

Topics covered

• parenting
• criticism
• self-esteem
• school life
• sportsmanship

Keywords

• umpire
• criticism
• self-esteem
• school
• parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trail Life USA

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