Ski Racing: Prime Ski Racing Attitude
In a recent post, I introduced you to Prime Ski Racing which I defined as “skiing at a consistently high level under the most challenging conditions.” Before you can begin developing the essential mental skills that help you experience Prime Ski Racing, you need to establish the right attitude toward your ski-racing participation. This attitude […]
Read MoreSki Racing/Parenting: Parent and Child Responsibilities in Ski Racing
For your children to have a great ski racing experience which, for me, means having fun, developing essential life skills, and achieving their goals, both you and your children must understand and fulfill your respective responsibilities and those responsibilities alone. Taylor’s Law of Family Responsibilities states that if family members fulfill their own responsibilities and […]
Read MoreSki Racing: Prime Ski Racing is the Goal
When you ski race, you will, in fact, be competing in three competitions. The obvious competition is the one that occurs against the rest of the field, the goal of which is to get the best result possible. But before you compete against the field, there is another competition you must win, namely, the race […]
Read MoreSki Racing/Parenting: Set Healthy Expectations
Setting expectations for your young ski racer is an essential responsibility of parenting. Expectations tell your children what’s important to you and establish a standard toward which they can strive. But expectations can be double-edged swords. They can be a tremendous benefit to your children’s development as both ski racers and people or they can […]
Read MoreEducation: S.T.A.M.P.E.R. not S.T.E.M. For Public Education Reform
S.T.E.M. is one of the acronyms du jour in the current public education debate. It stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, which represent, some argue, the four areas that act as the foundation for America maintaining its preeminent position as world leaders in innovation and technological advancement. Some education reformers believe that these four […]
Read MoreLatest News: New book preparation ahead of schedule!
Since I signed the contract for my third parenting book, tentatively titled, Parenting on Message: The 9 Essential Messages to Give Your Child a Great Start to Life (The Experiment Publishing) in mid-August, I have been under the gun (metaphorically speaking) to send my publisher a workable draft by Dec. 17th in order to have […]
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