When Maliah was born, I remember I told myself I wanted a career that allowed me to take my daughter to practices and games! I always kept that in the back of my mind when looking for jobs and the hours they required. This was almost 7 years ago and here we are, attending Maliahs practices and games! This truly makes me happy seeing her play! It took a little encouragement to get her into sports but she loves it! We now have her in a rotation of sports that she enjoys that will allow her to play all year long. I mean the benefits of playing sports are amazing! Self confidence, discipline and teamwork to name a few. When I was a child, my mom tried to put into sports and ballet but I was a mommas girl and didn’t want to leave her side! She reminds me often that I would cry! Poor me, I probably had separation anxiety! YES that’s a thing! Children get separation anxiety and I truly believe I had that.
So seeing Maliah out there makes me truly happy! She enjoys it which makes me even happier and just to think the positive aspects playing sports will have in the long run!
One thing I truly enjoy is packing snacks for her team. Of course each parent signs upon for a weekend so that’s one thing I also look forward to. Let’s be real, these snacks they pack nowadays are all healthy! Where are all the GOOD STUFF at? Every weekend I see what parents would bring, so that way I get an idea what these kids eat. Sadly no regular chips, no regular candy and no regular juice. That definitely was a Debbie downer for me! But we made it work! Maliah enjoys the healthier snacks too and I can’t blame her! Those veggie chips are BOMB!
I feel like I am really living that Mom Life, now that I have two kids! And playing sports is a game changer! I actually wrote my thesis on the benefits of diversifying in sports as a child and picking YOUR sport when the child turned 8/9. The various motor skills, body fundamentals they can learn from different sports is beneficial to when your child picks his/her sport! So if you were thinking about putting your child in sports, this is your sign! They will truly appreciate you in the long run!