Parent Tips presented by the Positive Coaching Alliance
1. "It is more important for you to help your child process what happens in a game than for you to be a "back-seat coach." Asking questions and listening will cause your child to want to talk about the game. Giving advice, which often is taken as criticism, can cause a child to clam up."
2. Avoid the dreaded PGA. Not the Professional Golfer's Association but the Post Game Analysis. If you find yourself doing most of the talking as you're breaking down the game on the way home, it's probably time to change the subject.
3. The Shelf life for disappointment over defeat is far longer for adults than kids. Post-game, read your child, and make sure not to transfer your own feelings on to him or her.