Kids, spitting and football? What do u think?

Question

My 8yr old goes to a football club and spits on the floor throughout the match...... I told him it's dirty and doesn't look nice but he says everyone does it, it's what footballers do...How do u argue with that, when they DO.......What a great example the professionals set for our kids....

Answer 1

I'm assuming that you're talking about what we here in America call soccer, because here, it's more common to hear this complaint about baseball players.

Whatever the sport I wouldn't worry about it, professionals do it most often to get rid of mucus that comes up because physical exertion causes the body to heat up.

Kids usually do it to emulate their sports hero's. Your son is probably bonding with the other males on his team. Something boys tend to do to distinguish themselves from girls!

I think this probably an indicator that your son's not going to be g*y, but you can't hold accountable if he is!

Answer 2

Spitting is disgusting . I can see where your 8yr old gets it from. I often feel sick watching soccer and  one of the players spits , makes me wonder which one of them is going to end up lying on it , nasty yuggghie. Worse still is seeing adult females spitting, i am sure most of them can see the disgust in my face . I have seen plenty of them, no manners at all. Your little boy unfortunately sees these grown men spitting and hopefully he will grow up and realise that they are not smart just rude. :)

Answer 3

Tell him he shouldnt do what everyone else is doing....thats how peer pressure and drugs start. He needs to be his own person and make his own choices. Ask him the ole Brooklyn Bridge question......"well if they all jumped off the brooklyn bridge would you too?"

Go with grandmas technique on this one.

Answer 4

Tell him that if he wants to look really gross and weird...then sure he can. Let him make his own decisions. If he does not stop then just tell him that you don't like it and that he can't do that anymore. I hope this helped.

-Tara