You would probably be over the top happy if your child was: a youth national champion, the valedictorian of their senior class, a National Merit Scholar, the #1 recruited athlete in the state or country, a Rhodes Scholar, or the CEO of startup with a billion dollar valuation before the age of 21. However, would […]
The title of this post just sounds wrong. How can high achieving youth athletes and students be cursed? One word explains it all…PRESSURE! High achieving children have no where to go but down. They have a tremendous amount of pressure put on them to continue to meet or exceed expectations or face disappointed parents, coaches, […]
Tonight I had a moment of clarity about youth wrestling when my oldest son made an unexpected decision. I will circle back to this decision after I give you the backstory. Feel free to skip to the end for the conclusion if you are short on time… I’m a pretty big football fan. Although I […]