Somewhere during the course of his four years in various organized sports, my son became a serious competitor. He assumes responsibility and carries the outcome of the game on his small shoulders. No matter what sport he is playing he feels compelled to carry his team to victory. I can always tell when he’s feeling [...]

Ahhh, remember the good ol’ days of playing freeze tag or hide n’ go seek out in the back yard? Or, shooting hoops in the driveway and somehow gathering a group of friends together? Maybe you just rode your bike on the sidewalk with a nearby friend after school just to get outside after being [...]

A couple of months ago I was at a soccer tournament in which my 9-year old son was playing. It was a regional tournament with kids traveling from various cities to attend and there were several teams competing in various age groups throughout the 2-day event. Kids as young as six years old all the [...]

Your child comes up to you after a game frustrated that he didn’t make the shot into the goal. You know what he could have done differently yet when you try to offer advice he tunes you out. Or, what usually happens with my son when I casually ask, ‘how was practice?’ I get the [...]

We want our kids to be the best they can be in all their endeavors, right? Always with the best intentions we correct our kids on what they could do better whether it’s in academics or sports. Sometimes, however, in our zest to help them improve we overlook the things they did well. Often times [...]