Many speculate that children who start too early in sports not only puts stress on the child, but also on family life altogether. “In the past 20 years, says Alvin Rosenfeld, a New York psychiatrist who specializes in adolescents, structured sports time has doubled while family dinners have been cut by a third and family vacations have decreased 28 percent” (Cary & Comarow 2004). With all of the traveling for tournaments, driving to practices, and late night games, families with athletes can rarely…
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