Is your praise positive?
If you have a son or daughter who’s an athlete, it’s easy to turn into a coach, especially if you played the game when you were younger. I fall into this trap after just about every game. I tell my [...]
Do your kids practice?
My youngest daughter has always been a pretty good athlete. Just about everything she touched athletically, she was pretty good at. But, just like everything else, if you don’t practice—well, you know what happens. Anastasia was a natural basketball player, [...]
All my son thinks about is sports!
When I was a kid, I could cite the stats of the entire Detroit Tigers baseball team, but I wouldn’t sit down and study for a spelling test or get help with math. What is it about us guys that [...]
They’re about everything sports
Is your son or daughter a competitive athlete? That’s great! Sports teach discipline, teamwork, and perseverance. But let’s not forget—their identity isn’t in stats, trophies, medals or scholarships. It’s in Christ. Celebrate their hard work, but make sure they know [...]
Is your praise positive?
If you have a son or daughter who’s an athlete, it’s easy to turn into a coach, especially if you played the game when you were younger. I fall into this trap after just about every game. I tell my [...]
Do your kids practice?
My youngest daughter Anastasia has always been a pretty good athlete. Just about everything she touched athletically, she was pretty good at. But, just like everything else, if you don’t practice—well, you know what happens. Anastasia was a natural basketball [...]
Athletics or no athletics? That is the question.
Who in the world wants our kids to be disappointed? I certainly don’t. We all want our kids to excel in everything they do, but the reality is they’re human and they’re going to fail. They’re not going to be [...]
All my son thinks about is sports!
When I was a kid, I could cite the stats of the entire Detroit Tigers baseball team, but I wouldn’t sit down and study for a spelling test or get help with math. What is it about us guys that [...]