I was hired by the NFL in 1995 to address the worrisome decline in youth football participation. The remarkable progress we made during that tenure involved setting up a series of programs that not only attracted more kids to play football, but, more importantly, made the game safer to play.
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Kim Payne M.ED and Luis Llosa: Empowering tweens and teens to navigate bullying, teasing and social exclusion
Before You Kill Yourself Podcast with Lee Flowers Kim and Luis are here to discuss their book, Emotionally Resilient Tweens and Teens: empowering your kids to navigate bullying, teasing, and social exclusion. Listen on ART19 here or on Apple Podcasts […]
A Parent’s Role in Building Emotionally Resilient Teens and Youth: Luis Fernando Llosa
Where Parents Talk Podcast with Luis Fernando Llosa: A parent’s role in building emotionally resilient teens and youth
How to Avoid Creating Entitlement Monsters—Bullying, Trash Talk, Elitism, and Other Assorted Sports Ills
Do sports have to be this way? We want our kids to become more human as they grow older, not less. We want them to discover their own humanity during social interactions, through activities like sports.
Do Girls and Boys Play Differently?
Whether its girls being mean or boys getting carried away, children need to be guided back into a more positive mode of play. We take care not to normalize antisocial play through parental inaction.
The Power of Play, Part 2
One reason why is that parents are struggling to overcome their fears. Child safety is foremost in our minds, and mostly with good reason. Many neighborhoods are unsafe.
The Power of Play, Part 1
It’s Levy’s biggest challenge: to force her hyper-trained, over-taught players to think on their feet, to play creatively. She spends hours designing and redesigning her practices to address this deficiency head-on.
Is My Child Ready to Play a Certain Position?
From a conditioning perspective, no child, starting pitcher or novice, should take the mound without a well-rounded, carefully executed twenty- to thirty-minute warm-up.
Can Competitive Sports Affect My Child’s Friendships?
I hear stories from other parents about my child struggling in his friendships. Does this have anything to do with the competitive sports he is playing?
When Should My Child Start Organized Sports?
My child is five years old. A lot of the parents around me are busy choosing a sport or sports for their child. But I’m not sure it’s the right time for him to start organized sports yet.