If you’ve ever seen one of those cute online videos of a little kid doing affirmations, you know most of us are born thinking we are pretty cool little people. In fact, decades ago, Robert Fulghum shared in his book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten that if you ask an…
Raising an athletic kid can certainly bring extra parenting challenges. Yes – we get to be there to celebrate the wins and accomplishments with them. But, it’s also up to us to provide support through the ups and downs of practices, competition and life as an athlete. I grew up in sports, then became a…
“I lost my axel” is a common phrase sputtered in ice rinks across the country. When I was coaching ice skating, I would usually reply with something along the lines of, “Did you check with the front desk?” or “Is it under your bed?” and my students would look at me very puzzled. “Losing” a…
