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 How
Parents
can
Encourage
Girls
to
Play
Sports
(Adapted
from
the
Canadian
Association
for
the
Advancement
of
Women
and
Sport
and
Physical
Activity)
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Photograph
your
child
being
active
- Enlarge
the
photo
- Frame
it
- Be
proud
of
it!
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Actively
support
your
daughter's
involvement
in
physical
activity
- Buy
her
good
equipment
-
not
her
brother's
hand-me-downs
- Come
and
watch
her
games
- Consider
volunteering
- Drive
her
to
and
from
practices
- Make
sure
your
daughter
has
time
in
her
life
to
be
active
-
don't
make
your
daughter
sacrifice
her
involvement
in
sports
so
she
can
babysit
or
do
housework.
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Take
your
daughter
to
the
park
and
be
active
with
her
- Help
her
to
learn
the
fundamental
skills
of
running,
throwing,
catching
and
kicking.
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Be
an
active
role
model
yourself
- Mom's
participation
in
sports
increased
participation
rates
of
her
child
by
22%
- Dad's
participation
in
sports
increased
participation
rates
of
his
child
by
11%
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Emphasize
fun
and
fitness
rather
than
competition
and
slimness
- Encourage
your
daughter
to
try
a
variety
of
new
activities,
and
help
her
acquire
the
skills
and
equipment
she
needs
to
participate.
- Avoid
comments
about
your
daughter's
body
size
and
shape.
- Love
and
support
her
just
the
way
she
is.
- Don't
undermine
her
confidence,
and
take
the
joy
out
of
playing,
by
telling
her
she
"throws
like
a
girl."
Help
her
to
learn
the
skills
she
needs
to
enjoy
sports.
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Introduce
your
daughter
to
active
women
All
too
often
women
in
sports
are
viewed
as
cheerleaders,
water
girls
or
chauffeurs.
Your
daughter
needs
to
be
exposed
to
women
who
are
athletes,
coaches,
officials
and
leaders
in
sports.
- Buy
sports
books
about
women
athletes
- Watch
women's
sports
events
on
TV
with
your
daughter
- Take
your
daughter
to
women's
sports
competitions
in
your
community
- Read
the
sports
pages
with
her
and
follow
the
performances
of
America's
great
athletes
(such
as
Jackie
Joyner-Kersey,
Shannon
Miller,
Mia
Hamm,
Monica
Seles,
Gail
Devers,
Kristi
Yamaguchi,
Rebecca
Lobo,
and
Janet
Evans).
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Plan
Active
Vacations
or
Weekend
Excursions
- Try
hiking,
cross-country
skiing,
and
rafting.
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