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My 12-year-old was in a slump with baseball. Instead of making him feel better, I told him he wasn't putting in enough effort.

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My 12-year-old was in a slump with baseball. Instead of making him feel better, I told him he wasn't putting in enough effort.

Ten at-bats. Ten outs. For my 12-year-old son, each strikeout felt heavier than the last. Baseball is a game built on failure — even the pros fall short most of the time — but for a kid, that kind of ...
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My 12-year-old was in a slump with baseball. Instead of making him feel better, I told him he wasn't putting in enough effort.

My son was in a baseball slump, but I didn't want to say things just to make him feel better. I decided to emphasize effort over results and told him he needed to practice more. I think failure is a ...