'Celebrate AND grieve' -- therapist recommends advice to parents of young Mets fans
Due to a recent 12-game losing streak, the Mets can be a tough team to root for, especially for young fans.
Jorge Castillo explains how the Mets are adjusting with Francisco Lindor being placed on the IL with a calf strain. (1:02)
Being a fan of any professional sports team can be traumatic even in the best of times. New York Mets fans are not experiencing the best of times.
At 9-19, the team is tied for the worst record in all of MLB. For older Mets fans, this is an unsurprising development -- years of last-place finishes have inured them to blown leads and lost seasons. But how are younger fans supposed to deal with the state of their beloved team?
On Friday, Dr. Belinda Bellet, a therapist who is @therapywithdr.b on Instagram, posted a video in response to the Mets breaking their 12-game losing streak last week -- a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins , which, unfortunately, saw star shortstop Francisco Lindor exit with a calf strain. He'll likely be out for at least three weeks , putting a damper on a rare bright spot for the Mets this season.
Dr. Bellet's video had suggestions for how parents could talk to their kids about the difficult emotions stemming from the injury.
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