| Description |
123 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
At issue |
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At issue., Sports |
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At issue. Sports.
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At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
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| Contents |
Playing sports benefits children / Jordan D. Metzl and Carol Shookhoff -- Playing sports can harm children / Deborah Mitchell -- Girls benefit from playing sports / Julie Clancy Grady -- Girl athletes may be risking their health / Kristin Cobb interviewed by Mick Grant -- Athletics in schools helps prevent childhood obesity / The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools -- Playing football can encourage obesity / Todd Dvorak -- Child athletes need a healthy diet / TeensHealth -- Working out builds self-esteem in children / Jake Steinfeld -- Academics should not be neglected in favor of sports / Eddie Griffin -- Athletic participation builds confidence in disabled children / Kyle Maynard -- Childhood sports are too expensive / Dennis Fermoyle -- Schools worry about child athletes using steroids / G.W. Nevius -- Parents should try to make sports fun for their kids / Joel Fish with Susan Magee -- Playing sports can obscure other talents / Robin Gerber -- Child athletes should keep winning in perspective / Arthur Riegel |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-118) and index |
| Subject |
Athletes.
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Sports for children -- Psychological aspects.
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Sports for children -- Social aspects.
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Sports for children.
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| Author |
Watkins, Christine, 1951-
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| LC no. |
2007020529 |
| ISBN |
0737737859 (hardcover) |
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0737737867 (paperback) |
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9780737737851 (hardcover) |
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9780737737868 (paperback) |
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