Sara Chatwin: Psychologist chats parents' sideline behaviour

About this episode

Psychologist Sara Chatwin discusses parents' behavior on the sidelines of children's sports games and the implications of support versus abuse.

Parents are acting up on the sidelines of their children's games in the mighty Waikato leading to youth rugby league games cancelled last Sunday after reports of physical and verbal abuse in Hopuhopu. Sport Waikato CEO Matthew Cooper said the problem is felt worldwide, with parents wanting to achieve through their children. What behaviour is okay at your children's sports games? When does support cross into abuse? MindWorks psychologist Sara Chatwin joined Tim Beveridge to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Tim Beveridge

Guest: Sara Chatwin

Topics covered

• parenting behavior
• youth sports
• psychology
• abuse in sports
• support vs. abuse

Keywords

• parenting
• youth rugby league
• sideline behavior
• psychologist
• abuse
• support
• Waikato

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sport Waikato

Places: Waikato, Hopuhopu

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