Highly competitive young athletes have mood swings. If a parent does not have a game plan to deal with it when it happens, they respond like thermometers. Just like a thermometer reacts to the temperature, parents react to the mood of their athletes. If the athlete’s mood runs hot, the parent runs hot. This is […]
Over the last three years I’ve talked to hundreds of parents about what I do as a mental skills coach. At this point I now understand that parents with closed minds close doors. Some parents are just not open to understanding how mental skills training can help their children as much as physical skills training. […]
Parents intuitively understand that when children do things that are fun (i.e., play video games), they put all their energy and effort into doing that activity to the best of their ability. Parents also understand that when children do things that aren’t fun, but must do because it’s important, they will typically do the bare […]