Preaching to the choir …
A study from the U.K. says “parenting style more influential than income” for raising kids.
Children brought up according to “tough love” principles are more successful in life, according to a study.
The think tank Demos says a balance of warmth and discipline improved social skills more than an laissez-faire, authoritarian or disengaged upbringing.
It says children aged five with “tough love” parents were twice as likely to show good character capabilities.
Report author Jen Lexmond said: “It is confidence, warmth and consistent discipline that matter most.”
read the article on BBC – Tough love ‘is good for children’
I’m sure my buddy Markos Baikas, Men’s Head Coach of Taiso Gymnastics in Saskatoon, Canada, would agree.
Marcos’ is a great coaching success story, actually. An immigrant to Canada from Greece, he was chosen Jr. National Coach of his adopted country just a few short years after being recruited by Dana Brass. She met him in a Pizza restaurant.
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Actually…….Sher Steele’s sister was working with him at the restaurant and sent him over to meet me at the gym. I hired him on the spot to take over our little boys program from Erin Knuttila who was moving away. This group was a group of the little brothers, which included Jayd Lukenchuk! And the rest is history….
I’ll have to show this to Markos.
I agree with this article. I have been coaching for over 20 years. Society has gone down hill and I find the families I deal with do not agree with the tough love to develop not just great athletes but great people. I am wondering if women’s competitive gymnastics which demands so much discipline/tough love will slowly fade away as society continues to go down hill.
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