The majority of parents push their kids pretty hard to play youth sports. How do I know this? Youth sports is roughly a $17 billion industry. Nearly 20% of U.S. families spend more than $12,000 a year on youth sports, per child. As a result, youth sports is not just a game, it’s a high […]
Sacrifice in the context of pursuing goals is not just about giving up stuff. Sacrifice is about giving up stuff that’s important or valued. This is hard for children, especially once you add peer pressure. For example, very few children will want to go to practice when all of their friends are on Xbox Live […]
Recently, the NY Times published an article covering a new clinical report on youth sports from the American Academy of Pediatrics. This is one of those rare must reads for all youth and high school sport parents. This report from the American Academy of Pediatrics contains multiple nuggets of insight as well as specific recommendations. […]