Taylor’s New Sport Parenting Book Has Just Been Published
I’m excited to announce the publication of my latest parenting book, Raising Young Athletes: Parenting Your Children to Victory in Sports and Life. Here’s what the book is about: Sports are an amazing environment in which to raise children. The benefits they gain from athletic participation are many including physical (e.g., health, fitness, mastery), personal (e.g., passion, […]
Read MoreTime to Make Final Deposits into Your Ski Racing Bank
It’s hard to believe that we are only weeks away from the start of another ski season. The snow guns are blasting in Colorado. Some academies are heading to Europe for early season training. And the first World Cups will be in Soelden in less than three weeks. Even if it’s a little early for […]
Read MorePush Through the ‘Grind’ of the Fall Prep Period
It’s Oct. 1st. If you’re serious about your ski racing, this means you’re hip deep in an intense physical conditioning block. You’ve been at it for at least a month and there’s another month or more of busting your butt before you get to do what you love to do, namely, get back on snow. […]
Read MoreRaise Self-reliant Children
In a recent post, I made the seemingly heretical statement that parents shouldn’t raise independent children. I hopefully explained myself adequately and provide a reasonable justification for what sounds like, at first blush, an absurd statement. I also made the distinction between raising children who are independent (again, not a good thing) and children who […]
Read MoreThe Fall Matters, Make it Count
It’s hard to believe the summer, what I consider Phase I of the ski racing prep period, is over. Hopefully, the summer was devoted to building the foundation for your success this coming winter. In all likelihood, your efforts focused on two areas. First, you engaged in an intensive physical conditioning program. The reality of […]
Read MoreSocial Media Use Among Teens is Increasing
Back in 2012, Common Sense Media, the leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology, published a groundbreaking survey examining the use of technology and social media among young people ages 13-17. The results were shocking in how much children were immersed in technology six years ago. CSM […]
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