Navigating the seas of parenting a child with autism means weathering storms, passing shipwrecks, and getting stranded on an island. But there are always people willing to help get both parent and child back on board with resources aplenty.
It sounds cliché, but the older you get, the faster time seems to slip away. We really never seem to take the time to appreciate our journey until we realize it’s more than half over already and it feels like we’re just getting started.
Children can teach us many lessons about how to show what we’re thankful for. I’m listening to them this year.
We try to avoid cliches, but in this case, there's no way around them. These are faces only a mother could love.
If done incorrectly, leaving the comfort of the traditional training environment can become chaotic. These basic guidelines will make it a positive experience.
Even the most steadfast pacifist would agree there is a time and place for a righteous beat-down.
These areas will significantly increase how a child is progressing in the gym.
It’s an area that is in dire need of attention; however, basic programming knowledge will not suffice. If you want to help children with disabilities, specialized knowledge and insight must first be gained.
Getting kids to exercise is never the easiest of tasks, especially when working with those who need a little more attention. However, it’s all about finding what brings them joy.
Rather than just being the guy called in to school when mom is angry, dads have a valuable roles and responsibilities. Involving and encouraging fathers to be directly involved is critical.
I already had my column for the week done (“Aggression”) when I received this email from my mother.
We are two different people and his experiences will not be the same as mine; they will be his own. I want SO badly for him to not to go through the things I did, that it’s taken me a long time to see that he won’t.
These are just a few ideas to get you thinking and incorporate your kids into event training day and moving alongside you.
You may be wondering what the heck the two things above have to do with one another.
The question has lingered in the fitness industry for years—are young athletes easier to train than the average adults who make up the general population?
The long-term approach to youth fitness and sport training is an essential ingredient and critical component of understanding how to work with clients in this very sensitive demographic
As I look back, I realize that the time spent between a father and a son is by far the most precious thing that we, as men, can give to our sons. The time spent with dad is the most important time a boy can have in his entire life.
Lately, it seems as though I’ve been invaded by little kids. I have them around me all the time
The title says it all, which is a quote from Tom Myslinski, currently the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania. Every youth sports related newspaper or magazine article you read these days has children as young as 7-8 years-old playing organized year-round sports.