Little league parents

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LITTLE LEAGUE PARENTS (running time = 1:44)

SUGGESTED INTRO: MANY PARENTS TAKE THEIR CHILDREN'S LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TOO SERIOUSLY, ACCORDING TO A PSYCHOLOGIST WHO OFFERS ADVICE ON HANDLING THESE PRESSURES. MORE IN THIS REPORT:

VIDEO: Young boy batting in little league game. Shots of interaction of kids and parents at little league baseball game.

VOICEOVER: THE SCENE IS A FAMILIAR ONE. PARENTS AT A LITTLE LEAGUE GAME. PRODDING AND SOMETIMES BERATING A CHILD IN FRONT OF FRIENDS AND TEAM-MATES. PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY THAT MANY PARENTS DEMAND TOO MUCH OF THEIR CHILDREN. BUT CHILDREN DO NEED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ENCOURAGEMENT. SO, HOW SHOULD PARENTS SHOW INTEREST IN A CHILD'S ACTIVITIES WITHOUT SETTING UNREALISTIC GOALS? DONALD FREEDHEIM, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY IN CLEVELAND, HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS.

SOT & SUGGESTED SUPER:
Donald Freedheim, Ph.D., CWRU Professor of Psychology

OUTCUE: "... and not add to that criticism".) (:59)

VIDEO: Cutaways of parents and children at little league baseball game. More shots of parents and children at little league baseball game.

VOICEOVER: FREEDHEIM SAYS THAT IF PARENTS PERSIST IN PUSHING THEIR CHILDREN TOO HARD, IT CAN BUILD INTO A GENERATIONAL PROBLEM. IN OTHER WORDS, THE CHILDREN WILL DO THE SAME THING TO THEIR KIDS.

THIS IS TOM SHROUT REPORTING FROM CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, CLEVELAND.

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