{"id":85478,"date":"2026-04-28T03:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T03:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/child-therapist-offers-advice-for-parents-of-mets-fans\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T03:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T03:50:18","slug":"child-therapist-offers-advice-for-parents-of-mets-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/child-therapist-offers-advice-for-parents-of-mets-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Therapist Offers Advice for Parents of Mets Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If you or your child is a Mets fan, please know that professionals are here to help as you attempt to navigate the team\u2019s abysmal season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf your kid is learning what it is to be a Mets fan right now, they\u2019re actually learning one of the most important [Dialectical Behavior Therapy] skills there is,\u201d board certified DBT therapist Belinda Bellet<\/strong> explained in a video via Instagram on Friday, April 24.<\/p>\n

The Mets snapped their brutal 12-game losing streak last Wednesday, April 22, but shortstop Francisco Lindor<\/strong> suffered an injury during the game. Bellet explained that it\u2019s normal for fans to celebrate the long-awaited victory and simultaneously grieve the loss of a star player.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn DBT, we call this the dialectic. Two opposite things can be true at the same time,\u201d she continued. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to pick one. Sit with your kid in both experiences. This is where grit is built.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bellet expanded in the caption, writing, \u201cthat\u2019s what it feels like to love a team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can be relieved AND heartbroken. You can celebrate AND grieve,\u201d she added. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to pick one feeling and throw the other away. Don\u2019t rush your kid out of the complicated feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

What isn\u2019t complicated is the Mets\u2019 standing in the National League East. They enter Monday, April 27, at 9-19 overall, coming off a sweep at the hands of the also woeful Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n

Things have become so bad in Queens that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/strong> was even asked what he can do to improve the team\u2019s fortunes. Mamdani, 34, was jokingly blamed for the team\u2019s losing streak when their 12-game skid coincidentally began around the time he posed for photos with the team\u2019s beloved mascots, Mr. and Mrs. Met.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll say there\u2019s a lot of baseball left to be played and I am still keeping the faith, as I know that many Mets fans are across the city,\u201d Mamdani told reporters during an April 12 press conference.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Hamilton\u2019s Christopher Jackson Botches NY Mets National Anthem<\/span>
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As for Bellet, she has also offered New Yorkers advice on how to talk to their kids about the New York Knicks. The NBA franchise is facing the Atlanta Hawks in a first-round playoff series and unexpectedly fell behind 2 games to 1 after Mikal Bridges<\/strong> missed what would have been a game-winning jumpshot in Game 3.<\/p>\n

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