ile other behaviors cause their parents to frown and disengage from the activity." Sports and athletics help to build a more sportsman like personality on and off the field. Often times young children and teens see their parents watching sports and they become interested because it is something that they have grown up watching and supporting. "These Early interactions with parents, siblings, and peers are important in helping little children: become more aware of their emotions and learn to monitor and regulate their own emotional responses" (Ewing 18). This interaction allows a child to be aware of their emotions, and it also helps a child to be able to sense it's feelings with growing emotional depth.
             Children start learning from the people around them, they begin to imitate the people that they look up to, such as their parents, siblings, and even pro athletes like John Elway, Barry Sanders and Jerry Rice. Imitating the attitude and conduct of the person the look up to. When a child sees a person that they want to be like they begin trying to do everything that they can to be more like the person. They will always look up to this person and will go to that person for any advice or personal questions that they might need help with. This person becomes kind of like their personal adviser. "Children learn to assess their social competence in sports by feedback from parents and coaches. Children are taught 'don't do that cause I said so' but as a child comes about to school age parents start to explain why some things are okay and others are not.""They understand that rules are important for everyone and without these regulations the game would be unfair." "A constant in the learning process is the role of feedback as we assess the responses of others to our behavior and comments." Rules and regulations that are being taught and followed are a great way for a child to...