by janetedgette | May 17, 2018 | Coaching kids and teens, Home Page, Parent-Teen communication, Teenagers, Teens and school
Ever wonder why your teenager takes a pass on your advice? Especially when you know for a fact that it’s really good? Here are three reasons why teenagers might look elsewhere for solutions or support, or nowhere at all. It can explain those times when they...
by janetedgette | Mar 7, 2017 | Boys, Boys and sports, Bullying, Coaching kids and teens, Kids who are afraid to play sports, Kids who don't like sports, Male athletics, Masculinity, Nonathletic boys, Parent-Child communication, Parenting, Self-esteem, Sportsmanship
You are teaching him… that you respect him, even if you don’t understand his choices. that you will listen closely to what he says and take it at face value. that it pays to speak up. that he doesn’t have to disguise his real feelings in order to gain or...
by janetedgette | Dec 10, 2016 | Boys and sports, Coaching kids and teens, Masculinity, Nonathletic boys, Self-esteem, Sportsmanship
I’ve never been a boy, but boy do I know all about being the last kid picked! I was always non-athletic. (In fact, until very recently, I still described myself as “one of the most non-athletic people you’ll ever meet.”) I wasn’t interested in sports and I wasn’t good...
by janetedgette | Jun 28, 2014 | Boys, Boys and sports, Coaching kids and teens, Nonathletic boys, Self-esteem, Sportsmanship
This is the fifth in a series of six articles about raising boys to be good sports. I’ve yet to meet anyone who actually played better, ran faster, or threw more accurately as a result of being humiliated by his coach. I’ve known plenty of kids who’ve tried harder...
