The late poet Maya Angelou has a famous quote that would help NFL Teams if they would only listen. “When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.” It’s human nature to think we can change people. Our spouses. Our parents. Our friends. Even our favorite football players. But ask any life […]
Don’t Roll Your Eyes at Diddy…You Might Be Parenting Just Like Him
You know that feeling you get when someone says something unflattering about your child? When suddenly all you can see is Red? We’ve all been there and we don’t always act rationally when it comes to our children. Okay. So maybe you haven’t landed in jail for threatening to throw a weight-room kettlebell at your […]
Are You Raising a Child or an Adult?
Shortly after I met NFL Rookie Craig Mager this past week, I learned he lost his mom when he was 15 years old. His little sister was sleeping next to her and couldn’t get her to wake her up one morning. She died of an accidental overdose from medicine prescribed to treat a severe headache. […]
Why NFL Head Coach Mike McCoy Believes in Taking a Break from Summer Sports
If Chargers Head Coach Mike McCoy were in charge of summer, kids would play more. Not play more sports, just play more. It’s not that the former quarterback doesn’t love sports; he just knows that the chances of your child becoming a pro-athlete or even a collegiate athlete aren’t in your favor. So why make […]
The Myth of Practice
The Myth of Practice Guest post: by education specialist Micheal McArdle Many popular psychology books over the last few years have sold us a simple message about what it takes to be perfect at just about anything: practice. You may have heard or read about the “10,000 hour rule.” The idea being, if you spend […]