Parents pushing children in sports
Title: Survival of the fittest?
Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
November 30, 2003, Sunday, Metro Edition
Summary: This article talks about how parents are pushing children in competitive sports. Then goes in to talk about rich and poor schools, wealthy schools have the money to buy all the expensive equipment needed where poor schools do not. Finally, it discusses how high school sports are turning into the “survival of the fittest.”

Title: Following in your footsteps isn't a given
Source: Chicago Daily Herald
November 22, 2002, Friday F3
Summary: Parents want their children to be just like them in sports or even better. Parents are living their dream through their children. However, children should be able to choose the sports they want to do. Also, when it comes to sports parents need to learn to be less of a coach and more of a fan.

Title: KIDS GET PAST PUSHY PARENTS
Source: Dayton Daily News (Ohio)
July 6, 2000, Thursday,
Summary: This article talks about how children of pushy parents come through it ok. It gives many examples, like Tiger Woods. However, it does talk about the other side, where kids don’t take pushy parents well. Supposable girls gymnastics and girls tennis don’t take pushy parents well.


Sports are important.
Title: Some Indiana special education students eligible for sports
Source: The Associated Press State & Local Wire
August 5, 2004, Thursday, BC cycle
Summary: Special education student are now able to participate in sports. However, they must follow some rules.

Title: Self-esteem in sports is the reputation you have with yourself
Source: Chicago Daily Herald
September 22, 2006 Friday
Cook Edition; Lake Edition; DuPage Edition; F1 Edition; F2 Edition; McHenry Edition
Summary: High school sports are the best place for students to build self-confidence and self-worth.


Effects on children of single parents.
Title: Why kids need both parents
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
January 27, 2003 Monday
Summary: This article talks about how single parenthood is bad for children. It goes on to talk about how these children will likely suffer from psychiatric illnesses and addictions.

Title: KIDS ARE DOING A BIT BETTER
Source: By Carole Feldman Associated Press
Summary: This article talks about how teen-agers are doing better now than perhaps their older siblings coming from single-parent families. It talks about how these teen-agers put more importance work, family and friends. Graduation rate was also higher.

Title: FOCUS ON HELP, NOT ON BLAME
Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI.)
July 12, 1993, Monday, ALL EDITIONS
Summary: Single parent families can make it. They can children rear healthy children. Single parents have many different things they can do to rear healthy children.