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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Like PP who wrote about her brother, we have one child who is timid but LOVES to play. *We are not forcing her to play, we are helping her not be the worst player standing on the field. Which has mattered, because other teammates have yelled at her/criticized her at halftime, no joke. So she ended up in tears.* We incent her (my DH pays her $20 per goal). It has *helped* her play to be incented to shoot. She is a great passer and team player and needs the boost to get the courage up to shoot. It's helped some. She now shoots occasionally (not as much as some other kids but not NEVER). She also needs to play more aggressively/physically, so she knows that her dad will be thrilled (& shower her with praise) if she comes up with the ball and the other kid ends up on the ground. Flame away. I think it will do her well in life not to shy away from conflict and to be assertive/stand up for herself. Also, we are super proud of her for being so persistent in something that clearly doesn't come naturally to her.

Her brother, who routinely scores hattricks, is never incented by us to shoot. He doesn't need it (is massively competitive). [/quote]

This is the strangest retelling of the Prodigal Son fable I've ever read.[/quote]

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