My DS1 is 7 and is in general a lovely lad, laid back and easy going, much easier than his little brother in many ways.
Except....he lives and breathes football. I try to divert him onto other things at times but he has learnt from his dad and I guess is a typical boy in that way.
But he is such a poor loser!! He wants to be in charge of the whole game and have the last say on everything from penalties to hand balls! He gets incredibly worked up and will easily be in tears about it.
I have just left the park a bit earlier than my friends because he was basically making an idiot of himself and me! He fell on the floor in tears at one point because he had let a goal in and there was no reasoning with him.
All the younger children were playing nicely while he made a complete scene.
My question really is, how do I help him to chill out and be more of a team player? He plays footie at school every lunch time and if he is behaving like this then I do fear for him a bit, no-one is going to want to play with him I don't imagine as he veers between bossy and a hysterical mess!
I would be really so grateful for any thoughts. I have tried to talk to him and explain but he takes that as a telling off and won't listen.