Show Notes: The following are 5 ways we are sucking the heart and soul out of our children’s lives and with great cost: Down time for self-directed play Value the arts 2. We don’t value […]
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Show Notes: The following 3 issues are current plagues that are damaging girls: good girl conditioning, the lack of down time and unstructured play, and early specialization in sports and activities. What is good girl
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Show Notes: Today’s hypercompetitive & hyperspecialized youth sports are causing girls to experience more overuse injuries, anxiety, stress, and burnout. Interview with author Linda Flanagan Interview with author Linda Flanagan, author of Take Back the
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Show Notes: Learn in this podcast when and why youth sports changed into a commercialized business that is detrimental to children. The HISTORY of youth sports in the US Dr. Jordan retraces the history of
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Mental health issues experienced by Olympic athletes offer a glimpse into the stress & pressures our children face from youth sports. Show Notes: Weight in Gold HBO sports documentary Mental health issues for Olympic athletes
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Mindset mentor Paige Tonz explains how she supports young, female athletes to achieve optimum performance and peace of mind. Show Notes: How did Paige find her passion for being a mindset mentor for young female
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Kids share with me all the time stories of overbearing parents who take the fun out of sports. I also recently read an article with tips for youth sports spectators, and it inspired me to
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It’s time to abolish college sports and thus scholarships for athletes, and return the focus on campus to education. More importantly, this might have a trickle-down effect to lessen the pressure of youth sports. The
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Parents are giving youth sports coaches way too much power over the lives of their children and families. Overuse injuries, overtraining, and burnout among child and adolescent athletes are a growing problem. Single-sport, year-round training
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Somewhere along the way we began distracting our children away from what really matters, resulting in hollow awards and kids losing their childhoods. Everything, and I mean everything, has become a competition and adult driven.
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Adults, get a grip! I mean really. A high school pitcher in Rochester, Washington last week threw 194 pitches over 14 innings in his district tournament game, and the best his clueless coach could come
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