6yr old son acting immature at T-ball?

Question

My son is in T-ball for the first time. He's in with 4 - 8 yr olds.

Last night we finished dinner at 6:00 ish. He didn't finish his milk.

The game was at 6:30 and at 7:10 he comes off the field to complain he's thirsty. I told him to go join his team mates again or we would go home. It was only 21 degrees (farenheit is what?). Two minutes later he said he was too hot and thirsty so we said goodbye to his coach and left. I was so mad at him because he did this all last summer too with soccer which he really didn't enjoy. He's enjoying T-ball much more but he bores easily.

He had hit a ball earlier in the game that would have made any coach cry with happiness and I had told him I was so proud at how high and straight it was. Then after his sucky behavior about having a drink (which he wanted me to BUY, by the way), I was angry the rest of the evening. Yes, I know, I should have brought water.

Was I too hard on him? I tend to be a little authoritative at times.

Answer 1

yes .... i think so ... he is 6 years old.  and you are saying he is immature...   hes a lil boy.  a child.  be a lil more considerate of that...just say to yourself...hes a kid.  kids will be kids...im sure he is a great kid....thats why you are obsessing on the lil things...cuz thats all there is. probably hardly ever gets in trouble...but when he does do something mommy tends to blow it outta proportion....when you step back and think about it it really wasnt a big deal....and you are second guessing your decision in taking him outta the game.  so i think you kow you were too hard on him.  im constantly reminding myself that my lil girl is only 5....shes just a kid.

Answer 2

He is six years old he is going to get thirsty when he is playing tball. Even if he was just standing there he might get thirsty. Kids get thirsty. If you would have brought water would it have gone a little different? Yes because you would have giving him a drink. I think you made this he got bored thing up so you wouldn't feel bad about making him leave a game because you didn't want to buy a water. Maybe you need to pack a bag with water and a snack for things like this. Because kids do get hungry and thirsty at any moment. remember they have smaller stomachs then us adults. If you think he is bored with the game pull him out and put him into something where he is moving alot instead of standing there doing nothing. Get him into soccer. Then he will be running and never standing still. (Don't forget the water he will be thirsty)

Trust your kids when they say there hungry or thirsty cause they just might be.

Answer 3

no where in this paragrpaph did you mention any disipline or simply explaining to him that he cant act how he does. try that.

Answer 4

Dude-he is 6 and its T-ball, get over it.  Give the kid some water and allow him to move on.

Answer 5

My son is five and he did T ball this year to.  He was so excited to do it, but after his first practice he lost all intrest in it.  He would stand in th field and play with the dirt.  He wasn't alone there were others just like him.  I think that at this age they just get bored easy.  I I explained to my son that he was letting his team down and that he was the one who wanted to sign up for this so I made him stick it out.  It didn't get any better I think that it just isn't his thing.  The coach said that he is ready for real baseball so maybe we will try it next year, but I will practice with him before it starts and if he shows no intrest then I won't do it.  You really can't punish your kid because he just doesn't like something.  Just make him stick to his commitment and try your best to help him like it.  Good luck toyou!

Answer 6

I think you were to hard. Sorry to say but it's not that hard to buy a $1 water. Next time go with a water bottle so he will have a drink if he needs one. I hope this helped.

-Tara

Answer 7

I don't like to criticize peoples' parenting, but yes. I think you were a bit too hard on him. I am guessing that you will learn from this and remember to bring water in the future. Regardless of if they finish their milk or not - kids playing sports get thirsty. It is important to get him in the habit of staying well hydrated while he is young.

Buying water ... I would only do that if you either forgot his water or his water got too warm.

For the milk ... If you aren't thirsty, you aren't thirsty. When my daughter doesn't finish her milk - I just put it in the fridge and give it back to her the next time she's thirsty. I also try to get her to do most of her milk drinking at breakfast so I'm not worried about if she got enough calcium at the end of the day.

By the way, 21 C is the same as 70 F ... warm enough to get hot when you are running around, but comfy if you aren't doing much.

Answer 8

Umm let's see now he is Six year's old and behaves the way a six year old would behave and you say that's immature?  How old do you want him to behave like 16 maybe?  I don't blame him for behaving in this manner though...You are proud of him as long as he wins, but angry when he behaves as a six year old.  I don't think HE Is the one with the problem.

Answer 9

I would have bought the kid some water.  Well, actually, we would have taken water along from home (for free) but still......

There are times when I finish my beverage at dinner and am thirsty an hour later.  I would expect a kid who is running around to be thirsty as well.

That said, do you give your son immediate consequences for not finishing his milk at dinner?  I think at this age, they still need the immediate punishment - it's hard for them to make the connection between what happened at dinner and then at t-ball, an hour later.  Sorry, this wasn't part of your question - just a thought.

EDITED TO ADD:   Thanks for the additional info - I understand kids will be bored, too.  I'll admit I hadn't even really thought of that issue based on the info given.  I'll trust your instinct as a mom, that your son wasn't thirsty - just bored.  I guess at that point, I'd be mad, too.  And yes, I've been told about a thousand and two times by my husband that I'm too harsh on my 7 year old stepdaughter.  What to do?  Not much, I'm afraid.  Try to be as patient as you can.  Remember that your kid isn't the worst one in the world.  :)  Like I said, I've learned to bring the water along......and send her right back out to the field.  She wanted to do t-ball (baseball these days), that's what she's going to do.  There's no quitting.