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Baseball
Strong Enough To Risk Failure
Why would a kid who knows how to catch the ball let it drop? What I learned about shame, resilience, and making it safe to try.
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Cultivating Mental Toughness
I want to share with you how changing the way I talked to my boys helped them cultivate mental toughness.
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Good for Who?
I hear many well-meaning adults tell children to pursue their passion. I too want kids to be happy and love their careers. However, this advice can create some unexpected pitfalls for boys who are at risk of becoming obsessed with video games.
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Baseball
Show Me Who You Want To Be
When parents talk to me about their fears of their sons' video game playing, I am reminded of how I used the game of baseball to help coach boys. I remember one incident like it was yesterday.
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Pay For Your Games
Lately, the one recommendation I have been giving to parents the most is "pay for your games." Why? Because you want to be the developers customer, not the fuel for their revenue model.
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More Effective Than Controlling Screen Time
Controlling screen time may not be enough to produce the outcome you want for your kids. In this article I share a new way of thinking about how to make sure our kids get their social development needs met.
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