Bright Kids Coaching

10/11/2026

Its not too late to sign up for tomorrow night's session!

🏒 What if your daughter could hear directly from college athletes who understand the pressures of being a girl in sport?

Join Bright Kids Coaching for a FREE virtual panel featuring NCAA women’s hockey players!

We’ll talk confidence, team dynamics, balancing sports and life, comparison, motivation, and burnout—with an open Q&A afterward.

We’re excited to welcome Taylor Adams to Bright Kids Coaching! Taylor, one of the captains of the Castleton women’s hockey team, will lead this conversation, helping younger athletes connect with players who have been in their shoes. 💙

📅 October 12
👧 Open to girls of all ages

Link: https://l.bttr.to/TqLwo or in our bio

Bring your questions, invite a teammate, and join us for an evening of connection and encouragement. Register through the link on the flyer!

10/11/2026

You deserve support—and joy—beyond the rink, the field, classroom, or the challenges you’re facing. 💚

For World Mental Health Day, we’re reminding every athlete, every client with ADHD, and every family: you don’t have to navigate life’s hard moments alone.

At Bright Kids Coaching, we help clients work through the specific challenges in front of them while building skills they can carry into everyday life—understanding their brain and body, recognizing their emotions and stress responses, and developing healthy coping strategies.

We’re also part of a network of professionals who support families. Reaching out to us can be a first step toward finding the right support for your needs.

If life feels too overwhelming, or your circumstances leave you feeling hopeless, please reach out. We’ll listen and support you. Asking for help is a courageous step. 💚

We want every kid to feel understood, well supported, and able to find the joy in life they deserve.

09/30/2026

🏒 What if your daughter could hear directly from college athletes who understand the pressures of being a girl in sport?

Join Bright Kids Coaching for a FREE virtual panel featuring NCAA women’s hockey players!

We’ll talk confidence, team dynamics, balancing sports and life, comparison, motivation, and burnout—with an open Q&A afterward.

We’re excited to welcome Taylor Adams to Bright Kids Coaching! Taylor, one of the captains of the Castleton women’s hockey team, will lead this conversation, helping younger athletes connect with players who have been in their shoes. 💙

📅 October 12
👧 Open to girls of all ages

Link: https://l.bttr.to/TqLwo or in our bio

Bring your questions, invite a teammate, and join us for an evening of connection and encouragement. Register through the link on the flyer!

09/24/2026

What if your hockey stick reminded you how to reset? 🛑🏒

After learning our Stop and Reset strategy, this athlete’s parents put a stop sign on his sticks. Now, when he comes back to the bench between shifts, he has a visual cue to pause, let go of a mistake, and focus on the next play.

He’s noticed a huge difference. He’s learning to manage anxiety, refocus faster, and keep his mind sharp for the next shift.

Our coaching sessions matter. But we spend only a couple of hours a month with each athlete. Parents help bring those tools into daily life and shape the culture where they’re practiced.

This is what it looks like when a strategy moves from a session to the ice. ❤️

09/23/2026

Love working with this group!

09/11/2026

Such a great evening with the Meadow Creek Elementary community in Bedford! 💛

Coach Mary was invited by the Meadow Creek PTA to talk with parents about executive functioning—and how the everyday rhythms we create at home can help children build the skills they need to manage routines, emotions, responsibilities, and learning.

It was wonderful to see such a strong turnout and to spend time with such a warm, welcoming community. And it was especially great to be back at Meadow Creek!

Thank you to the PTA for the invitation and to every parent who came ready to learn, reflect, and think intentionally about how we can support our kids at home.

Healthy rhythms build skills. Skills build competence. And competence helps grow confidence. 💛

09/10/2026

What a fun evening!

09/09/2026

09/07/2026

Behavior tells us where to look—not what to assume.

When a child is struggling at home, in the classroom, or during competition, they may be missing a skill, strategy, or support.

Research in child development and neuroscience shows that stress, overwhelm, and strong emotions can temporarily limit a child’s access to executive-function skills such as flexible thinking, emotional regulation, impulse control and decision-making. What looks like defiance, avoidance, or a poor attitude may signal that a child does not yet have access to the skill the situation requires.

At Bright Kids Coaching, we look beneath the behavior to identify the unmet need, lagging skill, or performance barrier. Then we explicitly teach and practise practical strategies that help children and athletes regulate, respond and perform more effectively when it matters.

I think you might need some help? DM us. We would love to support your family.