Parent Your Best

ROCKFORD — Sean Davidson didn’t want to play football anymore. Davidson, 11, had recently recovered from a concussion in the Raptors’ season opener of the Rock Valley Junior Tackle Football League. “I love football,” he said, “but I thought about me.” After playing tackle football for four years, Davidson didn’t think a concussion would ever [...]

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It isn’t just a rumor anymore, as evidenced by the videos popping up on Youtube featuring bad behavior by parents at youth sporting events. Many parents say they’re just trying to motivate their kids, but Burke Eilers, the director of counseling at Youth and Family Services says it sets a bad example… Click Here For [...]

(NECN) – The stories of lunatic moms and dads exhibiting frighteningly unsportsmanlike behavior on the sidelines seem to be endless – with an alarming number of the objectionable incidents taking place in New England. . From fisticuffs to verbal altercations – the insanity knows no bounds. Why do parents get like this when it comes [...]

At last…a resource for Sports Parents other than a book or a blog packed with tips, tools, and suggestions you can immediately use!                           Get ready for The Sports Parenting Report™ I am excited to announce that I have teamed up with  Janis [...]

This image was going to be the title image of chapter one for Parent Your Best.  I think it does a great job of what many clubs and schools tend to experience when they lead with a ‘follow the rules’ environment instead of a values driven environment.

Wow did summer go by fast this year!   As the Fall Sports season is now here, be sure and have the following conversations with your child: What does your child want to achieve in their sport this fall?  Specifically focus on the results that they would like to get both individually and on their [...]

Have you ever heard of giving someone a ‘Praise Sandwich’? It’s when you give constructive criticism to your child with something positive before and after it.         So a few weeks ago I had an opportunity to call in to the Coach Tony Radio Show, an ESPN affiliate, that is on every [...]

Thinking about Mother’s Day this weekend reminded me of this picture I took in the parking lot of a Chick-Fil-A… The car tag says Sports Taxi! One of the topics that is covered in Parent Your Best are all of the different roles that parents play as a Sports Parent. Unfortunately, one of the most [...]

Last night I got a call from a high school athlete telling me that he is considering quitting sports because it’s not fun at all anymore.  He feels immense pressure to have to earn a college scholarship in order to give back to his parents, but the funny thing is that his parents are far [...]