“…Studies have documented how family life changes when children participate in sports (Dorsch, Smith, & McDonough, 2009, how parents' approaches differ (Bhalla & Weiss, 2010;MacPhail & Kirk, 2006;McMahon & Penney, 2014) and are shaped by their children's personality and needs (Holt, Tamminen, Black, Mandigo, & Fox, 2009;Trussell & Shaw, 2012). Studies have also aimed to identify positive and negative parenting behavior (Knight & Holt, 2014;McMahon & Penney, 2014;Shields, Bredemeier, LaVoi, & Power, 2005), the optimal role of parents (Fredricks & Eccles, 2005;Smoll & Smith, 2012) and the benefits of sports participation for low-income families (Holt, Kingsley, Tink, & Scherer, 2011).…”