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Parenting Athletes 🏆 For the Real Life Win | Empowering parents to navigate youth sports with ⛳️ Purpose, 🎱 Values, and 🏹 Growth | A Wisest Learners Edition

Is screen time affecting your child’s athletic development? 📱🏀Maybe the better question isn’t how many hours they’re spe...
10/08/2026

Is screen time affecting your child’s athletic development? 📱🏀

Maybe the better question isn’t how many hours they’re spending on screens, but what those hours are replacing.

Research shows that higher recreational screen time is associated with less physical activity and poorer sleep habits among teens. But that doesn’t mean every hour spent gaming or watching videos is harmful.

For young athletes, it’s worth paying attention to what’s getting squeezed out: sleep, recovery, movement, free play, and real-life connections.

📖 Read the research behind this conversation in our blog, “Screen Time and Athletic Development: What the Research Says for Parents of Young Athletes,” through the link in our bio.

🎙️ Then hear Alex Compton and Kevin Dalafu discuss practical ways to navigate screen time in Episode 9: Screen Time vs. Athletic Development of the Parenting Athletes Podcast, available on YouTube and Spotify.

Save this for your next conversation about screen time, or share it with a fellow sports parent.

What do you say when your child walks off the court after a terrible game?Our instinct as sports parents is often to fix...
09/29/2026

What do you say when your child walks off the court after a terrible game?

Our instinct as sports parents is often to fix it, explain it, or make the disappointment go away. But sometimes, what young athletes need most is the space to feel it and the security of knowing one bad performance doesn’t change how we see them.

A mistake is a moment. It doesn’t have to become a label.

📖 Read “Helping Young Athletes Handle Loss, Mistakes, and Bad Performances: What the Research Says” on the Parenting Athletes website.

🎙️ Then go deeper with Episode 4: Helping Kids Handle Loss, Mistakes, and Bad Performances of the Parenting Athletes Podcast on YouTube or Spotify.

Save this for the next tough game, or share it with a sports parent who might need it.

09/21/2026

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“If my child doesn’t specialize now, will they fall behind?”It’s a question many sports parents face as youth sports bec...
09/16/2026

“If my child doesn’t specialize now, will they fall behind?”

It’s a question many sports parents face as youth sports become more competitive. But more training, earlier, isn’t automatically the better path.

Before narrowing your child’s athletic journey, consider the bigger picture: development, recovery, enjoyment, and what your child actually wants.

📖 Dig deeper in our blog, “Should Kids Specialize in One Sport? What the Research Says About Youth Sports Specialization,” available through the link in our bio.

🎙️ And hear the conversation in Episode 7: Should Kids Specialize in One Sport? of the Parenting Athletes Podcast on YouTube or Spotify.

Share this with a sports parent navigating the same decision.

09/15/2026

We’ve wrapped up Season 1 of the Parenting Athletes Podcast. 🎙️

To every sports parent who listened, watched, shared an episode, or found something in these conversations to carry into their own family: thank you for being here.

If there’s one thought we hope stays with you, it’s this:

Your presence and your consistency carry more weight than you realize.

While we take a short break before Season 2, it’s a great time to catch up on any episodes you missed or revisit the conversations that resonated with you most. Season 1 is available to watch on YouTube and listen to on Spotify.

Follow Parenting Athletes on Instagram and Facebook for youth sports parenting insights, practical tools, resources, and Season 2 updates.

We’re grateful you’ve been part of our first season. See you next season. ❤️

Your child may love their sport. They may even become great at it. But their performance should never become the measure...
09/09/2026

Your child may love their sport. They may even become great at it. But their performance should never become the measure of who they are.

For our Season 1 finale, we’re looking at athlete identity and the role sports parents play in helping young athletes see beyond the wins, awards, playing time, and setbacks.

Praise the whole child. Celebrate the character behind the achievement. And keep reminding them that their sport is something they do, not who they are.

🎙️ Episode 12: When Sports Becomes Your Child’s Identity is now available on YouTube and Spotify.

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