Washington, Sep 1 - Enrolling kids for sports also seems to imbue parents with positive qualities like self-confidence and team spirit, says a new research.

'We found that parents also are affected when their children play organised team sports,' said Travis Dorsch, doctoral student in health and kinesiology at the Purdue University (P-U).

While children are making friends and learning to work well in groups, parents are practicing the same behaviours in the stands and on the sidelines.

Spousal communication also improved as adults coordinated logistics for carpooling and attending practices and games, whereas other parents noted improving their time management skills.

Some parents reported maintaining friendships after their children finished with sports, and others talked about how they experienced an emotional loss when they were finished being a sports parent and no longer had those opportunities for adult 'playdates'.

One mother even shared that her child scolded her for being so loud on the sidelines. 'You know, that made me re-evaluate a little how I was looking at others around me,' said the parent, who reported improving her behaviour because of her child's comments.