My son is turning nine next month. My husband and I are very proud of him. He is our only child so we try hard to give him the best without spoiling him. One thing we do not give him however are video games and a TV in his room. We want him to be active in sports and to be fond of the outdoors. So far he has tried swimming (which he really likes) and biking. This summer however he asked us for a baseball glove, he wanted to play baseball with his friends after school.

My sporty husband was caught off guard. He has tried a lot of sports like, swimming, biking, tennis, and rowing but never baseball. He did not know where to start. After buying our son a baseball glove, they started to play catch in the yard. After a few weeks, my husband bought him a baseball bat. They played in the yard everyday until they broke two windows (ours and a neighbor’s). They now play in the park every afternoons and I couldn’t be happier. It is so much fun to see them bond over a new sport. This time my husband can just enjoy learning to play baseball and not just act like a coach to our son.