Redefining Success: 8 Tips for Being a Great Sports Parent
Redefining Success: 8 Tips for Being a Great Sports Parent
By James Leath, Changing the Game Project, November 2015
Man, is it hard to be a parent these days. You are bombarded with information, trying to keep your kids safe, while giving them the independence to grow and thrive; all of it can drive you nuts.
When it comes to sports, it’s pretty easy to get overwhelmed by all-star teams, camps, expensive equipment, private training and more. It all make you feel, perhaps, inadequate, or that somehow you are failing your kids.
Not at all.
In this week’s blog, James Leath redefines success for parents when it comes to sports. You don’t have to do everything under the sun for your kids to be a successful parent. You don’t have to give up every weekend and every vacation. It doesn’t mean you have to get a second mortgage to send your kids to six camps next summer. And it certainly does not mean that what team your kid makes, or how many trophies he or she wins is a reflection upon whether you are a good parent or not.
How do we define success?
Click here to read this week’s article on "Redefining Success" for parents
When it comes to sports, it’s pretty easy to get overwhelmed by all-star teams, camps, expensive equipment, private training and more. It all make you feel, perhaps, inadequate, or that somehow you are failing your kids.
Not at all.
In this week’s blog, James Leath redefines success for parents when it comes to sports. You don’t have to do everything under the sun for your kids to be a successful parent. You don’t have to give up every weekend and every vacation. It doesn’t mean you have to get a second mortgage to send your kids to six camps next summer. And it certainly does not mean that what team your kid makes, or how many trophies he or she wins is a reflection upon whether you are a good parent or not.
How do we define success?
Click here to read this week’s article on "Redefining Success" for parents
