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Kathryn Berkett: Child psychologist on experts saying mandatory school sports can have serious long-term mental health impacts

Published: Sept. 3, 2023, 10:11 p.m.

It's being suggested forcing children to participate in mandatory school sports can have serious long-term impacts on mental health.\xa0

They also believe in some cases,\xa0it can destroy their relationship with exercise. \xa0

But Engage Training child psychologist Kathryn Berkett told Mike Hosking science shows most people need to be pushed into uncomfortable positions.\xa0

\u201cIf we don\u2019t stretch into a tolerably uncomfortable space, we\u2019re not going to get better.\u201d\xa0

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