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day she made the team after participating

in tryouts. Maya was scared stiff,

but she also felt strong—capable of hitting

the ball with a good, powerful

whack. “I guess all those drills finally

paid off,” she reflected later. “I just

kept smiling. I was so excited and

proud—and that feeling never went

away.”

For parents, however, it’s not always

easy to orchestrate situations where

these deep feelings of satisfaction arise.

You might feel, for example, that you

should encourage your introverted

child to play whichever sport is the

ticket to friendship and esteem in your

town. And that’s fine, if he enjoys that

sport and is good at it, as Maya is with

softball. Team sports can be a great

boon for anyone, especially for kids

who otherwise feel uncomfortable joining

groups. But let your child take the

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