Why Youth Sports Makes Parents Crazy

Why Youth Sports Makes Parents Crazy


In this—the final episode of Season One—Dr. Sara and Dr. John
talk about how youth sports can be the royal road to emotional
problems for parents. Highlights include: (a) a discussion of how
easy and natural it is for parents to get overemotional about
their child’s athletic performance; (b) ideas for emotional
preparation; (c) the sorts of bad advice parents can yell from
the sideline (but shouldn’t!); and (d) insights from Coach Collin
Fehr, who, with his newly minted doctorate, shares the “best
thing” for parents to remember. Other highlights (in this episode
the highlights just keep on coming): Dr. Sara asks: “Are we a
couple of liberal pansies?” and John shares his all-time favorite
sports dream. Being the good sport that she is, the show ends
with Dr. Sara claiming victory and referring to herself as the
“winner” and to John as “the loser.” To learn more about John’s
response to this trash talk, you’ll have to tune back in for
Season Two, which starts in September, 2017. 


This podcast is brought to you by the Charles Engelhard
Foundation, and the National Parenting Education Network.


 


Resources in this Episode:


EducatedSportsParent.com


 


Matheny Manifesto


By: Mike Matheny