Strengths Based Parenting vs. Growth Mindset

One of my favorite sayings is something I paraphrased from the book Strengths Based Parenting. Children are at their best when you empower them to do what they’re best at, and that’s using their strengths. The point I’m making when I say this is that it’s better to focus on a child’s strengths instead of […]

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Why Some Sports Families Struggle Emotionally

Most families have fun enjoying all the various moments in and around youth sports. Unfortunately however, there are also many families who don’t. I sympathize with these families because a few years ago my family was one of them. A few years ago, my wife had to constantly remind me that youth sports is suppose […]

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How to Know if You’re Raising a Potential D1 Athlete

If you knew with 100% certainty that your child has the potential to be a D1 athlete, would you do things different? Would you change your parenting style? Would you invest more money in their training or private coaching? Or, would you stay the course and keep doing what you are doing? What if you […]

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