Counterpoint: The Cost of Overparenting is More Expensive than Travel Sports

As an avid sports parent I know all too well how expensive travel teams and out of state camps can be. Those bills add up quickly. Not to mention the cost of private coaching and personal training among other “optional” expenses. It’s one game when your kid plays sports on the local rec team, it’s […]

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Sports Parents Should Avoid Nagging at All Cost – Do This Instead

The last thing you want to do as a sports parent is to be a nag. Nagging makes your kids resent you and its negative reinforcement that makes kids feel incompetent. Moreover, nagging is a short-term band-aid to a problem that needs a permanent solution. Unquestionably, every sports parent wants their child to make good […]

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If a Parent Initiates Every Activity a Child Starts Except Games and Social

If you initiate every activity your child starts other than playing games and being social, then this is for you. For example, your child needs extra practice and the only time they do that extra practice is when you tell them to do it. Or, your child plays two sports and an instrument, and the […]

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