Category: Youth Sports

Why sports parents need to win

Originally posted on I Love To Watch You Play   You’ve seen these parents on the sidelines. The shriekers. The jumpers. The heavy clappers. The fist-pumpers. Sure, they annoy you, but what if you’d be happier being more like them? I know, I know. It’s just a game. They’re only

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Parenting rite of passage: The Carpool

Discovering the joy of the carpool is a major parenting milestone. I hated it when I was a kid. I was appalled by the idea in early adulthood. But just like naps, leftovers, and getting carded, eventually I changed my mind about the carpool, too.  I may complain all day

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Nutritional Supplements for Soccer Parents

Like all high-endurance sports, soccer requires a lot from your body. You will drive more loops around the interstate than all the parents of all the colicky babies. You will organize, coordinate, arrange, plan, schedule, reschedule, and then reschedule again at speeds you didn’t know you were capable of. You

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