Coaches are constantly pushing their athletes to do what it takes to get better. In practice athletes are required to listen to their coach and do what they’re told no matter how difficult the challenge gets. However, once practice is over that duty to listen ends. Everything done outside of practice is optional. Coaches give […]
I try hard to practice what I preach. However, it’s not always so easy. The extreme of failing to practice what you preach is being a hypocrite. I’m no hypocrite, but I’m no saint either. Maybe somewhere in between. I’m writing about this topic because I caught myself yelling at my younger son earlier today. […]
Yesterday I wrote about why threatening punishments and the act of punishing must be used sparingly by parents. The fact of the matter is that punishments are temporary and kids can learn how to adapt to them. The more often you take a kid’s phone from them, the less impact it has. On the other […]