Carrying Lawn Chairs

Young people need authentic play. Organized sports get in the way of authentic play. Kids around the world and throughout history have had a natural desire to play. Play is the work of children. This doesn't mean that young people shouldn't eventually start to keep their rooms clean and do other household duties and eventually get jobs. Authentic play though is so important to a child's development. Parents often though push them at a very young age to go against their natural desire to play. This stunts their natural development. Children need to laugh and have fun in a real way. Deep laughing and joy is what they so want and need. Kids want to have fun. In my opinion, organized sports are not fun for young kids. I don't believe young kids should be involved in organized youth sports.

Parents and others across the country and around the world go to organized youth sporting events. They sit in their lawn chairs or in the stands and are glued to the action on the field, so into every happening that takes place. Many in the stands often yell at the often very young kids to take various actions such as swing level, use two hands, run, shoot, keep your eye on the ball and many other things. What is really going on? Why do parents and others so get into very young children on a field or court or whatever venue? The kids don't seem to be having any fun. They think though that this is where my parents want me to be, so they then think there must be something wrong with them since they really don't enjoy being there. But they do it because they want the love of their parents. Young kids especially, need to be involved in authentic play, and outside for the most part. This is where they learn about the world and gain self knowledge, what is actually needed to get along in the competitive world. Just one question, is anyone in the organized youth sport's scene having fun? It doesn't seem so, especially the very young children. Again, I am against organized youth sports for the very young.

Is putting young children into organized youth sports child abuse by parents? I won't say that, most parents have good intentions, but in my opinion, putting young children into organized youth sports gets in the way of authentic natural play that is so needed by children. The organized youth sports scene is dysfunction, especially for young children. The young kids don't want to be involved in organized youth sports but do it to please their parents. At that age, getting the love of their parents is utmost in their young minds. The parents are obsessed with their kids getting a head start in the world and think they have to start young if they have any chance at all to make it. This is dysfunctional thinking as well. Let the kids play pick up games. They will be having fun and will actually enjoy playing and competing and actually learning about the game because they are not worrying about making mistakes. In my opinion, there are no solutions for organized youth sports for very young kids. I don't think they should be involved in organized youth sports. Let them actually play.

A disclaimer for my book. I'm not a trained expert. I don't have a degree in Child Psychology, but I am an observer. And this is a collaboration with parents. I am not the parental guru telling parents how they must raise their children. I have just observed much and am sending out what I believe I have learned from my observations. My ideas go against much conventional wisdom and will likely even anger some or many. A main thrust of the book is how parents are often so on edge about their children getting ahead in the world. Because of this they start their kids in organized youth sports at a very young age in hopes of giving them a head start, or at least to hopefully give them a better chance at keeping up. It's all so ridiculous and even dysfunctional in my opinion. It seems to continually be about the future with parents and their kids. They don't seem to much just enjoy the present moment. It seems to be based in the parents lacking self worth and then spreading to their kids.

In my opinion, organized youth sports is detrimental for young kids. It gets in the way of authentic play that is so needed by young people. This video is an intro to my Rumble channel, Carrying Lawn Chairs, Youth Sports and Other Parental Mindsets. On my channel I will cover the chapters of the book and also delve into related areas involving youth and parents in today's society. My book and this channel my bother some because I put forth many unconventional ideas. For example, I don't think organized sports can be improved for young children, I am against organized youth sports for young children. As mentioned, it gets in the way of authentic play that is so needed by children. That is where they gain self knowledge. Having self knowledge is how to best get along in the competitive world. Young children don't like being involved in organized youth sports. They do so because it is what they think they have to do to get the love of their parents, which is a primary focus of young children. Organized youth sports is a bizarre scene. The stands and lawn chairs are full of screaming parents and others so absorbed in watching young children on a sports venue. In the first part of my book we will cover many hazards of youth sports from my perspective. In the second part we will cover many other topics related to young people and parents in today's society.