Children Need to Play, Not Compete

From Statsky’s argument, I understand that sports are very good for health of children, but the competition sports will cause the both physically and psychologically harm for children. For young kids, the competition sports will influence them that they cannot grow up healthy.

I agree with the viewpoint of the author Statsky “when children sense that their competence and worth are based on their ability to live up their parent’ and coaches’ high expectations- and on their ability to win” because I think almost all Chinese children has the childhood like this this. Chinese parents always think their children should be the best in all areas in campus, so they require their kids to be foremost student in their class or even in their grade. But there is only one top student in one class or grade, so other children cannot reach the goal that their parents want them to get. How can they encourage their children to be better? There are two kinds of parents. One is comforting and encouraging their children, another is hitting their children to make them understand what mistakes that they made. So too many children in China are always unhappy, discouraged and depressed. What is the reason caused the situation like this? I think the reason is the competition among all Chinese kids. Because of this reason, too many children suffer the deeply stress from their schools. In my opinion, competition is very good for humans to develop. But for young kids, that is cruel and harmful for their growing. Parents’ overzealous demonstrate is a serious problem too. Children should have enough time to do things what they want to do. They are free and should own some secrets because everyone have right of privacy.

I agree with that coaches and parents impose the desire to win on children because they always believe that their kids can finish the achievements that coaches and parents can finish. They always hope their children will be better than them, but they have not thought too much about the fact that their kids have not the same body ability and social experience as themselves. I do not think the author have provided enough evidences to support her viewpoint because she has not offered what benefits that the team sports can take to kids. I disagree with the idea “should those who organize children’s sports have an obligation to include all children who want to participate” because different children have not the same abilities, we cannot train them in the same plan. Finding the unique training way for each child is better for children’ health.