A few days ago I shared my perspective on how to develop mental toughness. My perspective comes from the concepts of a mental toughness framework experts call the 4Cs model. Challenge: You must proactively seek out challenges and look for opportunities that will require you to overcome adversity. Commitment: You must proactively put yourself is situations were […]
Popular opinion is that encouraging kids is good, pushing them is bad. I tend to agree that this is a good rule of thumb. However, how can a parent know when they have crossed the line from encouraging to pushing? Looking at the basic dictionary definition of the two words gives us a fairly good […]
In the back of my mind, there’s always this nagging thought about the burnout causes that could impact my kids most. It’s a fact that most kids who play youth sports won’t play high school sports, let alone college sports. Research shows that 70% of kids who participate in youth sports quit by the time their […]