Tia Bandavanis

My name is Tia and I'm very excited to join the Realteen team. I am a fun-loving, caring, and colorful person. I begin and end everyday with a smile. There is only one man in my life and that is my 15 yr. old son John. It's been my job to raise my son from a young age through his teen years. I am a single mom and I feel as though I have done my best to help my son become a responsible young man. I was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in the Maryland and D.C. area. I moved to Jacksonville, North Carolina in 1992. I now consider myself to be a native. I miss family dearly but find ways to visit often. My home and heart is here in Onslow County. This is pretty much due to the fact that I have raised my son here and found it to be a great place to live. I currently teach preschool at a local preschool. I have been teaching for over 20 years. I love children of all ages and could not imagine myself doing any other profession. I enjoy outings with my son to the movies, watching football, visiting local spots such as the Lynwood Park Zoo, going to the beach, and canoeing along our local rivers. I look forward to writing and reading the blogs. I feel this is a great opportunity to explore my parenting role and others. Parenting my teen son has been very rewarding and challenging. However, I have learned that being an effective parent is about learning and growing along with my son!

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Poor Showmanship Among Some Parents!

February 4th, 2012 Tia Bandavanis

Poor Parental Showmanship!

Some parents at high school sporting events should be ashamed of themselves. It just amazes me how some parents handle themselves when their son or daughter is participating in a high school sport. Poor showmanship seems to be a common act of childish behavior among some adults.

We recently attended a wrestling tournament among area high schools, and sat a few seats down from some of the most obnoxious parents. I could not believe the way some of the parents spoke to their children.

Many of the comments coming from parents about their own children sounded quite rude. I heard one parent call their son a sissy, a baby, and a scaredy cat. You could look right into their son’s eyes and see he was upset and ashamed. He seem to be upset because of the obvious. He was not winning his match and his father was not happy. He was ashamed because his father was shouting rude remarks to his son and to the referees. I just can’t get over how some parents get so upset.

Of course all parents want to see their child win. However, you also want to see your child lose at times because it just makes them a little humble. We all need to feel a little humble once in awhile. Besides playing a sport should be fun at times and not always so serious. How do you feel about parents who are so serious about their teen playing in a high school sport? Are you one to feel so upset when your son or daughter loses? Some parents act so ridiculous!

Have you seen some examples of bad sportsmanship? How did you handle the situation?

2 Comments on “Poor Showmanship Among Some Parents!”

Karen February 4th, 2012 11:22 pm
I agree. There are parents who go too far. Katie came home from cheering at a basketball game recently and said there were parents from the other team heckling the girls while they stunted and tumbled. I couldn’t believe it. I think it’s a good thing I wasn’t there! I think you see the best and the worst from both parents and kids at sporting events. Usually the good outweighs the bad, fortunately.
tia February 6th, 2012 6:04 am
Hi Karen, Yes I do want to believe the good outweighs the bad. I usually do see both sides when I attend sporting events. It just amazes me how some adults act very childish, more so than the teens. Thanks for your comment. Tia