Parents must choose between two parenting styles. The first parenting style is a style that works great in the short term but has long-term drawbacks. I like to call this parenting style “Take it or Else Parenting”. Take it or Else Parenting is when you force your kids to take your advice or face consequences. […]
The carrot-stick school of motivation is all about using rewards and punishments to provide the energy for action. However, rewards and punishments in the short-term reduces self-motivation in the long-term. The reason for this is that rewards and punishments promote short-term tactical thinking over long-term strategic thinking. What’s more, success in athletics and in life […]
Highly competitive young athletes have mood swings. If a parent does not have a game plan to deal with it when it happens, they respond like thermometers. Just like a thermometer reacts to the temperature, parents react to the mood of their athletes. If the athlete’s mood runs hot, the parent runs hot. This is […]