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Parents who demand winning create failure

"The stuff that does more damage is the constant day to day build-up of pressure that they're expected to do well," says ...

Parents who want their kids to win all the time are driving them to failure, expert warns.

Ignorance behind bad parent behaviour

Marist junior rugby players after a match, demonstrating the positive culture Aktive Auckland wants to foster in sport ...

A junior rugby co-ordinator who has walked away from the post this year says action is needed to stop bad sideline behaviour.

Why skateboarding is better for kids

"Skateboarding is about having a go, with no-one there telling them what to do."

Skateboarding can make kids smarter athletes than playing team sports, experts say.

Overseas sports groups want to copy Kiwi campaign

Rene Naufahu has fielded international interest in his Let Kids Be Kids campaign

Sports franchises around the world want to copy actor Rene Naufahu's campaign with the All Blacks to boost children's sport.

Parents urged to curb aggression at junior sports

Marist junior rugby players after a match, demonstrating the positive culture Aktive Auckland wants to foster in sport ...

Parents and coaches could be given training as "change agents" under a plan to curb unruly sideline behaviour at junior sports games.

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