Anonymous wrote:I guess I’m in the minority. Kids this age say stupid stuff. When my kids make comments like this, I just ignore because I know it’s developmentally appropriate. Plus, my children are allowed to think things are silly, or not fun. I do not expect them to just comply because an adult is telling them to do something.

Anonymous wrote:I guess I’m in the minority. Kids this age say stupid stuff. When my kids make comments like this, I just ignore because I know it’s developmentally appropriate. Plus, my children are allowed to think things are silly, or not fun. I do not expect them to just comply because an adult is telling them to do something.

Anonymous wrote:I guess I’m in the minority. Kids this age say stupid stuff. When my kids make comments like this, I just ignore because I know it’s developmentally appropriate. Plus, my children are allowed to think things are silly, or not fun. I do not expect them to just comply because an adult is telling them to do something.

Anonymous wrote:I guess I’m in the minority. Kids this age say stupid stuff. When my kids make comments like this, I just ignore because I know it’s developmentally appropriate. Plus, my children are allowed to think things are silly, or not fun. I do not expect them to just comply because an adult is telling them to do something.

Anonymous wrote:DS 8 had his first soccer practice last night on a new team. The coach was playing some game trying to help the kids learn each other names. Like kick the ball and say their name. I’ll admit it was a little bit babyish. My DS couldn’t remember any of the names so coach pointed to a kid and said “hey, why don’t you ask him to tell you his name.” My DS was kind of rude and said “I don’t really care what his name is.” I think he just thought the game was silly. The coach got upset and made my DS dribble the ball around the soccer field once. Honestly this just upset my DS more and he was pretty mouthy the rest of the practice. I do not think the coach handled this way. My DS didn’t know a kids name, on the first day of practice, and then got embarrassed, so he said something stupid. DH thinks I should leave it alone, but the “running laps” As punishment thing is really bothering me. I didn’t think coaches still did that.

Anonymous wrote:DS 8 had his first soccer practice last night on a new team. The coach was playing some game trying to help the kids learn each other names. Like kick the ball and say their name. I’ll admit it was a little bit babyish. My DS couldn’t remember any of the names so coach pointed to a kid and said “hey, why don’t you ask him to tell you his name.” My DS was kind of rude and said “I don’t really care what his name is.” I think he just thought the game was silly. The coach got upset and made my DS dribble the ball around the soccer field once. Honestly this just upset my DS more and he was pretty mouthy the rest of the practice. I do not think the coach handled this way. My DS didn’t know a kids name, on the first day of practice, and then got embarrassed, so he said something stupid. DH thinks I should leave it alone, but the “running laps” As punishment thing is really bothering me. I didn’t think coaches still did that.

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Anonymous wrote:DS 8 had his first soccer practice last night on a new team. The coach was playing some game trying to help the kids learn each other names. Like kick the ball and say their name. I’ll admit it was a little bit babyish. My DS couldn’t remember any of the names so coach pointed to a kid and said “hey, why don’t you ask him to tell you his name.” My DS was kind of rude and said “I don’t really care what his name is.” I think he just thought the game was silly. The coach got upset and made my DS dribble the ball around the soccer field once. Honestly this just upset my DS more and he was pretty mouthy the rest of the practice. I do not think the coach handled this way. My DS didn’t know a kids name, on the first day of practice, and then got embarrassed, so he said something stupid. DH thinks I should leave it alone, but the “running laps” As punishment thing is really bothering me. I didn’t think coaches still did that.

Your kid was really rude. It doesn't matter if he thought the game was silly, he shouldn't have talked back like that. Obviously the punishment didn't work since he was rude the rest of the practice but maybe after having to do it several times your kid will learn some respect.

Also, you defend your kid by saying he didn't know another kid's name on the first day of practice, but the coach was trying to help make that happen. Finally, your kid is EIGHT YEARS OLD. You think the game of learning other kids' names was babyish for that age? You and your kid sound very unpleasant, to be honest. I can only imagine what the other parents thought.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds really bratty, OP--my 8yo would never mouth off at an adult like that. And that you're here defending him suggests it's an entrenched parenting problem.

Sounds like the coach was trying to humiliate the kid. The kid talked back.

Anonymous wrote:DS 8 had his first soccer practice last night on a new team. The coach was playing some game trying to help the kids learn each other names. Like kick the ball and say their name. I’ll admit it was a little bit babyish. My DS couldn’t remember any of the names so coach pointed to a kid and said “hey, why don’t you ask him to tell you his name.” My DS was kind of rude and said “I don’t really care what his name is.” I think he just thought the game was silly. The coach got upset and made my DS dribble the ball around the soccer field once. Honestly this just upset my DS more and he was pretty mouthy the rest of the practice. I do not think the coach handled this way. My DS didn’t know a kids name, on the first day of practice, and then got embarrassed, so he said something stupid. DH thinks I should leave it alone, but the “running laps” As punishment thing is really bothering me. I didn’t think coaches still did that.

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Anonymous wrote:DS 8 had his first soccer practice last night on a new team. The coach was playing some game trying to help the kids learn each other names. Like kick the ball and say their name. I’ll admit it was a little bit babyish. My DS couldn’t remember any of the names so coach pointed to a kid and said “hey, why don’t you ask him to tell you his name.” My DS was kind of rude and said “I don’t really care what his name is.” I think he just thought the game was silly. The coach got upset and made my DS dribble the ball around the soccer field once. Honestly this just upset my DS more and he was pretty mouthy the rest of the practice. I do not think the coach handled this way. My DS didn’t know a kids name, on the first day of practice, and then got embarrassed, so he said something stupid. DH thinks I should leave it alone, but the “running laps” As punishment thing is really bothering me. I didn’t think coaches still did that.

Your husband is right. Your kid was rude. You don't like it? Pull your snowflake or become a coach yourself.

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The coach did an icebreaker to help learn names. Your kid couldn’t remember any names, so the coach told him to...ask. Your kid then acts like a jerk and says he doesn’t care what the kid’s name was. Did you even consider how the other kid might have felt after being dismissed by a teammate?

And...how dare you allow him to be mouthy the REST OF PRACTICE? Next time, take him home. The coach isn’t paid to do this, and then you allowed him to be a jerk the rest of practice? Come on, OP.