One of the most common questions I hear from parents of struggling young athletes is how to help them develop mental toughness. The first time I tried to answer this question I began with the 4Cs model of mental toughness. This is a good framework to understand. Furthermore, I highly recommend it in theory, but […]
No kid lacks motivation on purpose. There is always a root cause for why they aren’t motivated. Our job as parents is to be detectives and find out this root cause and then address it. Below are 10 common underlying root causes that are most likely to drive a child’s lack of motivation. Fear No […]
Parents with kids playing youth sports should note the World Health Organization’s recent classification of burnout as an official medical syndrome. WHO states that burnout is a medical syndrome “resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” WHO specifically characterizes burnout with having three dimensions: Feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion Increased […]