Kids in Sports | Character Building | JBM Thinks

There’s a secret to building relationships with people. It’s also a parenting tip that can might just provide a lot of insight into your kids. The secret to building relationships isn’t in the words you say, but in the questions you ask. Justin Zoradi says in his post The Simple Step to Become a Remarkably [...]

According to Prevent Blindness America, 40,000 eye injuries related to sports and recreation occur every year, and over 90% of them can be prevented with the proper use of sports eyewear. Baseball and basketball make up the majority of youth sports eye injuries. For children ages 5 to 14, baseball is the No. 1 cause [...]

If your child has played for a team that suffered through youth sports coaching drama, then you know just how frustrating it can be. Any of these sound familiar? The coaches don’t get along with each other The head coach fires assistants who know more about the sport than he does The coaches have no [...]

Good parenting is really a journey of letting go of our kids, one step, one day, one year at a time. It’s very hard to do. I’m still struggling and my kids are 19,22, and 25. I think I may die struggling with this. Although this video is rather simplistic in its approach of releasing [...]

There’s a lot of discussion going on about what athletes should drink.  I decided to do some research and discover for myself what experts agree on as the 6 best sports drinks for kids. Here’s what I learned: Water Our bodies are made up of  70-percent water and when you sweat you lose water concentration. [...]

Last month, I talked about  the parenting  skills it takes to discern why your child may be bossy.   Hopefully, you’ve been able to spend some time thinking about it and maybe putting your finger on a reason. Now, the question is, what parenting skills can you use to help your child stop being so [...]

There’s a lot of good parenting advice available. But I think there’s one thing that often gets overlooked; it’s something we all could stand to do a little more of–Let’s do a little more dancing. Dancing is good for the spirit. You can’t dance and be despondent. Dancing is good for the mind. You can’t [...]

We have gone very techie with our picture taking, snapping away with our phones or digital cameras at our kids’ youth sports events. Putting those pics on Facebook or Instagram is a fun and quick way to share, but sometimes you just gotta have the real thing. That’s why Groovebook is so awesome. This free [...]

Today is Earth Day and a good time to remember that we can look for ways to go green in youth sports. Cut down on water bottle waste by buying a sturdy,  stainless steel reusable water bottle and refilling it. Fill up a Gatorade cooler with water and let the kids fill their bottles. If you [...]

  What kids activities do you have planned for your weekend? I recently read about a man who loved Saturdays and wondered how many he had remaining in his life. He bought a glass jar and filled it with marbles. Every Saturday, he opened the jar and took one out. This was a reminder to [...]