4 Common Emotional Triggers in Young Athletes and How to Self-Regulate

Emotional triggers are situations that shift one’s emotions into a predictable state. People develop these triggers over time through repeated experiences that establish emotional habits. Emotional triggers can cause both negative and positive reactions. However, today the 4 common emotional triggers of young athletes I cover are all on the negative side. These negative emotional […]

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Parents Protecting Their Child From Negative Emotions Can Backfire

A few days I came across a well written article about parenting on the CNBC website. The title of the article is A psychologist shares the 7 biggest parenting mistakes that destroy kids’ confidence and self-esteem. All seven of the parenting mistakes that the author covers are important to avoid. However, one in particular caught […]

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7 Steps to Help Parents Stop Worrying About Their Parenting Decisions

Like many parents, I’m pretty hard on myself. I’m always worrying about my parenting decisions. One day I will worry if I’m being too hard on my kids. Then, the next day I will worry if I’m being too soft on them. One day I will worry if I’m spending too much money on my […]

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