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How do I get my son to develop an interest in basketball?
Posted on 1/13/14 at 11:56 am
Posted on 1/13/14 at 11:56 am
DanMullins4Life Jr's birthday was last Saturday and the wife and I decided that he was old enough to be able to play with a full-size basketball goal. For the longest, we've had him using one of those little Nerf "basketball goals" that you wedge between the door and door frame and a little Nerf basketball. I sat him down after his birthday spanking and informed him that having a basketball goal was a huge responsibility and that he would need to bathe it, feed it, and water it everyday.
His grandmother(who spoils him) gave him $50 for his birthday and I swear she's trying to turn my little Lebron James into a girl(though the wife and I don't believe in gender roles). He went and bought a 'Wii' from Toys R Us with his grandmother with the $50 he got for his birthday and ever since he's had it, he has not touched his basketball goal at all. I'm worried that he's going to become one of those video game guys that you see working at the Electronics department at Walmart.
Every afternoon I walk in and he's playing this game, where it looks like there are dinosaurs having sex, and I say, "Hey, want to shoot and basketball?" and he hardly acknowledges that I'm speaking to him. I've tried hiding the Wii but he's sniffed out all of the hiding spots so far. My latest attempts was to paint a sad face on his basketball and sit it beside the TV while he's in the living room and see if the eventual guilt persuades him to play basketball.
If I don't step in now, DanMullins4Life Jr. is likely to lead a sedentary lifestyle and never play college basketball. Has any other parents faced similar dilemmas?
His grandmother(who spoils him) gave him $50 for his birthday and I swear she's trying to turn my little Lebron James into a girl(though the wife and I don't believe in gender roles). He went and bought a 'Wii' from Toys R Us with his grandmother with the $50 he got for his birthday and ever since he's had it, he has not touched his basketball goal at all. I'm worried that he's going to become one of those video game guys that you see working at the Electronics department at Walmart.
Every afternoon I walk in and he's playing this game, where it looks like there are dinosaurs having sex, and I say, "Hey, want to shoot and basketball?" and he hardly acknowledges that I'm speaking to him. I've tried hiding the Wii but he's sniffed out all of the hiding spots so far. My latest attempts was to paint a sad face on his basketball and sit it beside the TV while he's in the living room and see if the eventual guilt persuades him to play basketball.
If I don't step in now, DanMullins4Life Jr. is likely to lead a sedentary lifestyle and never play college basketball. Has any other parents faced similar dilemmas?
This post was edited on 1/13/14 at 12:38 pm
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Posted on 1/13/14 at 11:58 am to DanMullins4Life
we have severe time limits for Wii or technology time for either kids.
sometimes i throw them in the backyard and say don't come back in till something's broken or bleeding.
sometimes i throw them in the backyard and say don't come back in till something's broken or bleeding.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:00 pm to DanMullins4Life
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(though the wife and I don't believe in gender roles)
Sounds like you are...
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trying to turn my little Lebron James into a girl
You sound like a liberal. Therefore bad at raising kids by default.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:02 pm to DanMullins4Life
:trollface:
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:02 pm to DanMullins4Life
Where the hell did you get a Wii for $50?
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:07 pm to 3nOut
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we have severe time limits for Wii or technology time for either kids.
sometimes i throw them in the backyard and say don't come back in till something's broken or bleeding.
We only have one kid since we don't feel like contributing to the world's current overpopulation problem and we live in a sub-division so our backyard is small and mostly occupied with my rose garden and my wife's spankers.
I would limit my child's technology time but I feel like that's a bit oppressive and I don't want my child to hold any ill-will toward me or view me as an uncool parent.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:09 pm to DanMullins4Life
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I would limit my child's technology time but I feel like that's a bit oppressive and I don't want my child to hold any ill-will toward me or view me as an uncool parent.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:12 pm to DanMullins4Life
Get his grandmother to buy him a Wii basketball game. Maybe one with Larry Bird on the cover.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:12 pm to DanMullins4Life
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I would limit my child's technology time but I feel like that's a bit oppressive and I don't want my child to hold any ill-will toward me or view me as an uncool parent.
Since you don't believe in gender roles, why are you trying to get your kid to idolize Lebron? Why not Sharon Swopes? You should consider ballet lessons, these could help with basketball moves in the WNBA.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:14 pm to The Spleen
The Wii sports one will mess up any skills and mechanics he might have. It's a bitch to score on there.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:14 pm to DanMullins4Life
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:15 pm to cokebottleag
take away the wii and play with your son. not only will it help him be more athletic later down the road, yall will have a better relationship as well. Then when he is grown he wont mind attending state games with you instead of cursing your namePosted on 1/13/14 at 12:16 pm to cokebottleag
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Since you don't believe in gender roles, why are you trying to get your kid to idolize Lebron? Why not Brittney Griner?
FIFY. That way you truly aren't pushing any gender roles at all. completely androgynous. A man who likes women playing a woman's version of man sport
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:16 pm to robyman
Or just let your kid keep playing the Wii and he could still probably play for State.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:18 pm to DiamondReb
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Or just let your kid keep playing the Wii and he could still probably play for State.
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This post was edited on 1/13/14 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:28 pm to DiamondReb
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Or just let your kid keep playing the Wii and he could still probably play for State.
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Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:36 pm to DanMullins4Life
Today after my wifey gets home from work(I'm a stay-at-home Dad/Author), we're going to a local store which specializes in kids' bedroom decor and we're going to buy a basketball theme bed-spread and dresser and order some basketball themed wallpaper. I'm hoping to not make the room overly-masculine but after much research on Reddit, I was informed that orange was the most gender-neutral color of the entire color spectrum so we should be okay.
I was thinking of possibly getting a 'fathead' of Lebron James to put by the door and possibly a 'fathead' of Brittney Griner to put on the ceiling over his bed. As for the Wii, we told him that we took it to a shelter for homeless children, he was semi-ok with that.
I was thinking of possibly getting a 'fathead' of Lebron James to put by the door and possibly a 'fathead' of Brittney Griner to put on the ceiling over his bed. As for the Wii, we told him that we took it to a shelter for homeless children, he was semi-ok with that.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:40 pm to DanMullins4Life
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'fathead' of Brittney Griner to put on the ceiling over his bed
Posted on 1/13/14 at 12:46 pm to robyman
Posted on 1/13/14 at 2:07 pm to cokebottleag
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I would limit my child's technology time but I feel like that's a bit oppressive and I don't want my child to hold any ill-will toward me or view me as an uncool parent.
Video games are like crack for most kids. Either limit it or learn to live with a couch potato.
I've learned my daughter respects me more when I step up and be a parent rather than her buddy.
Oppressive would be u can't have a Wii now do 2 hours of chores and 2 hours of homework and go to bed.
Permissive is gee I wish you would stop playing that Wii for 6 hours straight and it sucks my bribes haven't worked can I get you any other bribes?
Ya wanna shoot for something in between like maybe setting some limits
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