Parenting can be a lot harder than it looks. For some parents, they could do everything by the book and still face the reality that their child won’t learn until they hit rock bottom. Many parents will talk, teach, and model healthy behaviors until they’re blue in the face and their child still won’t get […]
If you are a serious sports parent like me, it’s quite easy to go overboard with coaching after your child loses. Sometimes this is helpful, most times it’s not. However, the fact is, parents who love sports just can’t help themselves. So, here is a word of caution and a tip to make your unwanted […]
It’s common to hear parents and coaches tell young athletes after they lose that there’s no such thing as failure, only learning. Of course, this sounds good, but it isn’t a factual statement. The reality is when you aren’t ready to learn, failure is just failure. When an athlete fails by making the same exact […]