Dad advice sharing thread.
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@NTA said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
So went to the movies, nothing obvious happening but there were a heap of kids from his school out tonight.
Crossing the street at one stage, there were three little things waving and giggling at him, saying hi. I asked who they were and he said they were in his grade but he didn't hang out with them.
Mrs TA had an eyebrow raised and said "they seem interested in saying hi", so I proclaimed "well they're women mate, so they're probably just messing with you."
"EXACTLY, Dad!"
it's never to early for the "bitches be trippin" lesson
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@mariner4life yeah double-confirmed with him later, once the trippin bitchez in our household were out of earshot.
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@raznomore said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
I have an 11 year old son. He is probably the most innocent kid at his school. He's well liked by the kids and a teachers dream. He and I have a very close relationship and he is suddenly talking to me about a girl he likes. I asked him if he had told her how he feels and he said no. But then he said "But i guess if I don't do anything about it I won't get anywhere". I liked that he realises this, I say shit like that to him is sports(you miss 100% of the shot you don't take etc..). He's so bloody sensitive Im concerned she'll crush him if its not reciprocated. That's life, it has to happen to grow and I can live with him learning that lesson. But I have absolutely no idea what to do if he ends up with a mrs...
Any tips?
He sounds like a lovely kid and I share your concern about the effect rejection can have on him. Any rejection I suffered destroyed my confidence. Some people can just brush that shit off but others can get laid low about it. I think the most important thing is to build up his self-esteem and self-confidence.
If it does go well then I don't think there are too many concerns in terms of doing certain stuff too early. My son was labelled a manwhore by the girls at his school last year, but even at 13 it all seemed very innocent. The problem is the distraction. With all the farking texting and social media bullshit they don't concentrate on school or stuff they need to do. He's at an all boys school now and he's far more focused.
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@NTA said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
At this end I've been trying to sound out the boy on who he's interested in. It is a pretty blank wall so far, though it is hard to get conversation through to him when he's on the PS4 all the time
He's going to see Captain Marvel today with a bunch of his primary school friends he doesn't get to see that often as they all ended up at different high schools. Mrs TA and I (and Miss TA) will totally NOT be observing them from within the same cinema.
He won't tell you shit. My son was telling me he wasn't interested in girls and then a few days later one of his mates comes around and tells me how he was churning through them and was getting quite the reputation. Lucky bastard.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel this girl that is (still) chasing TR Jnr, at 13 has already gained a 'reputation' without actually doing anything (physical) but that label will stick with her, all because she has had about 7 or 8 boyfriends since school started 6 weeks ago.
I expect once she gets to that age of activity, she will either be that label, or the other (opposite) label.
He wont tell me who he actually likes, reckons I wont know her, but I said if I don't know her, what difference will it make if he tells me her name...
I have made a point of talking about this stuff with him in hope that when it comes time to talk properly, he feels he can talk to me about it.
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@taniwharugby said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
@Rancid-Schnitzel this girl that is (still) chasing TR Jnr, at 13 has already gained a 'reputation' without actually doing anything (physical) but that label will stick with her, all because she has had about 7 or 8 boyfriends since school started 6 weeks ago.
I expect once she gets to that age of activity, she will either be that label, or the other (opposite) label.
He wont tell me who he actually likes, reckons I wont know her, but I said if I don't know her, what difference will it make if he tells me her name...
I have made a point of talking about this stuff with him in hope that when it comes time to talk properly, he feels he can talk to me about it.
I guess it's good that they're the ones being chased after. I hear stories about some kids who have asked almost every girl in the grade of they'll be his girlfriend. In the end he got a blind girl, I shit you not.
I dated a woman with a son the same age as mine who kept coming home lamenting that no girl would like him. That can't be easy.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel ha yeah I said to him, if you dont make it easy for them, they like you more...
When I was his age I never thought I'd get a GF (I did go to an all boys school though...)
We always knew he'd be fine when it came to talking to girls, its more stopping talking and talking shit to fill the silence he has issues with haha
Alas, still growing up too fast though!
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It is giving kids the confidence to talk in the first place that is the hard bit.
And also with boys: making them understand that teenage girls are just as frothing mad for it as they are, just that they appear aloof and in control because they're also low on self-confidence.
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JKjnrs first hardball cricket season is done and dusted. Fair to say...he is hooked.
Batting and bowling really improved over the season. Fielding too actually, really sharp when it comes to throwing down the wickets, just needs to work on those first time clean pickups.
Ended up as leading bowler for his team is terms of number of wickets, strike rate, average and economy. Batting not as good as just doesnt hit the boundaries the other kids do but gets bat on ball a lot and keeps runs ticking over. Only got out 5 times in the 15 games he played so thats pleasing.
Made his reps team too for takapuna and won the north harbour competion as well as a quadrangular tournament where they smashed each of University, Cornwall and Howick-Pak who are much bigger and strong clubs. First time takapuna has done this at that age level so pretty big acheivement for the boys.
Now on to the rugby season!
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Am not sure if this word exists, if it doesn't it should, and I'm claiming it (and anyway I came up with it myself):
"Dadsplaining": hormonal teenage daughter's impression of exceedingly patient father's answer to question about geography homework while getting interrupted every second word.
Rearrange the following four words: Wall head against bashing
She got over it.
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Have not had any luck getting my middle boy interested in doing team sports. He is 18 months younger then number 1 and can be hard work. But hes a tough little bugger and I think he would really enjoy the contact. But at 5 he just can't grasp the concept of team work so any attempts so far have not gone well.
For now his sport consists of bike rides in the forest. Which he loves.
Am thinking of seeing if he has any friends who would join up at the same time to ease his transition. But a lot of parents seem weary of signing up a 5 year old to rugby.
Anyone successfully navigated this? I personally don't care what sport he plays but need him to grasp the concept of shared effort towards a goal. Rugby would be better as its hard to be in two places at once with the elder playing most weekends. But still being too young for the club to be happy to have him there with out a parent watching him.
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@mooshld said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
Have not had any luck getting my middle boy interested in doing team sports. He is 18 months younger then number 1 and can be hard work. But hes a tough little bugger and I think he would really enjoy the contact. But at 5 he just can't grasp the concept of team work so any attempts so far have not gone well.
For now his sport consists of bike rides in the forest. Which he loves.
Am thinking of seeing if he has any friends who would join up at the same time to ease his transition. But a lot of parents seem weary of signing up a 5 year old to rugby.
Anyone successfully navigated this? I personally don't care what sport he plays but need him to grasp the concept of shared effort towards a goal. Rugby would be better as its hard to be in two places at once with the elder playing most weekends. But still being too young for the club to be happy to have him there with out a parent watching him.
I'm keen for both my boys to play team sports, but kids are kids. The older loves it; the younger is just not interested. Keep offering, but if you force them, they are unlikely to thank you for it, won't enjoy it, and won't be any good at it. It's tough, so good luck.
I guess I'm saying after raising a couple of kids, that nature has a shedload more to do with sport than nurture. I think you can support it, but if the interest isn't there, it's bloody hard to get it there.
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@mooshld said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
Am thinking of seeing if he has any friends who would join up at the same time to ease his transition. But a lot of parents seem weary of signing up a 5 year old to rugby.
This^^^
I think its a good approach for any team sports. Try and find a mate to go along and join up with them. In team sports, it can be a bit daunting if you dont know anyone else, particularly at that age.
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@JK said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
@mooshld said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
Am thinking of seeing if he has any friends who would join up at the same time to ease his transition. But a lot of parents seem weary of signing up a 5 year old to rugby.
This^^^
I think its a good approach for any team sports. Try and find a mate to go along and join up with them. In team sports, it can be a bit daunting if you dont know anyone else, particularly at that age.
yep. My youngest is probably the more athletic of my two kids, but he is pretty shy early on. Loves to compete, and fucking loves to win (a little too much for a 7 year old), but just needs a little push to get him to join up and join in if it is new (2nd year in his soccer team so he is all good there. But last year for rugby was his first with a new club, so he needed some coaxing. he's all good after 1 training though).
I'm glad i give him that little push though, because he is a bit of a gun, and i love watching him go about his work.
The eldest has zero fucks to give about that, and just naturally assumes everyone is going to be his mate (which is both a blessing and a curse), so rocks in and does his thing.
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@mariner4life said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
fucking loves to win (a little too much for a 7 year old)
Apple. Tree.
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@NTA said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
@mariner4life said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
fucking loves to win (a little too much for a 7 year old)
Apple. Tree.
yea look, i am aware of that. I am trying to be better. It's 7 years since i stopped playing rugby, the competitive thing should have died out by now. I just want to be able to lose at cards gracefully...
And i make all the right noises about participation and effort and stuff. And never focus on the result when it comes to my appraisal of their game. And try very hard to praise things that help the team. But you still need to tell them it's really fucking good to win. Thankfully they both know that, i know a lot of kids that don't get that part.
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@mariner4life don't mishear me: kids have to be taught to fight for the win, and suck it up if they lose.
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@mooshld have you thought about miniball? Its skills based for the first few years so he doesn't have to be part of a team so much. But the kids are slowly brought into team play
My son is 11 and has done it since 6yo-10yo. It's really been good for him - he hated league/union because he was all arms and legs. Not very coordinated. But now he is very athletic and it's totally because of the miniball. He's taken an interest in footy too(and considering he's going to Keebra Park High next year it's a plus). Now that he's more confident.
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Thanks for all the advice. I will see if he has a mate we can rope into it. If not then I won't push and just bring him along to see if he catches the bug. Otherwise will keep up the trail rides on the bike. As for miniball. We don't have that here sadly but it looks cool.
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@mariner4life yea my boys team suffered s heavy defeat last year, didn't dwell too much on it but I asked them what they learned from losing.
One kid gave the answer I was after; it sucks.
So I said to them it is ok to lose, but you shouldn't like it, it should be what drives you.
