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Making Kids Coachable by Making Learning Fun
All blog entries by Coach_Brad (view profile)

Dec. 27, 2007

Meet Franky No             Franky is a typical toddler who gets into trouble doing the silly things children do.  When Franky does something wrong, his family says, “Franky, no!”  Eventually, Franky heard it enough that one day,... Posted by Coach_Brad at 5:23 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Kids & Family

Dec. 21, 2007

Kid Quiz for Parents Name Six Parts of the Body You Can Use as a Musical Instrument. Posted by Coach_Brad at 11:05 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Kids & Family

Alcohol Kills Braincells, Only the Weak Ones... The argument use to fly in college walking back from the liquor store with hands full and contemplating a long night ahead of you.  Now you drive a minivan and instead of road trips you are behind the wheel transporting your offspring made from the strongest swi... Posted by Coach_Brad at 2:33 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Sports

Dec. 19, 2007

Parenting Difficulties at Children's Bedtime Cracking children's code to bedtime is a process not one quick fix solution.  In a recent group discussion I had this to say to a women who had difficulty getting her son to sleep.  Her question read.   So what do you suggest when a pare... Posted by Coach_Brad at 11:54 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Kids & Family

Dec. 17, 2007

Kids Say and Do the Darndest Things This day, my Kiddy Kickers soccer class has forteen in attendance. They are unusually squirly seated on the gymnasium's hardwood floor. I use stretching to focus them. As we get into position and wait on a few late arrivals, I notice a boy holding his fist up to another next to him.  Slowly,... Posted by Coach_Brad at 11:17 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Kids & Family

Dec. 16, 2007

A Vocabulary Lesson for Parents Red Light, Green LightBy Brad Kayden, Youth Sports Instructor  By age five children will have heard the word “No” 40,000 times.  As a parent, communicating the difference between right and wrong to children is seldom easy and rarely happens in convenient moments.  What ... Posted by Coach_Brad at 2:00 p.m. | Talkbacks Category: Kids & Family

Unhealthy vs. Healthy Ways of Parent Encouragement Healthy vs. Unhealthy Parent Encouragement in Youth Sports By Brad Kayden, Youth Sports Instructor  University of West Virginia and Southern Connecticut State University researchers have identified five unhealthy ways parents encourage children in sports.   1.   &nbs... Posted by Coach_Brad at 10:28 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Kids & Family

5 Attention Grabbers Every Parent Needs to Know 5 Attention Grabbers Every Parent Should Know--By Brad Kayden, Youth Sports Instructor  Build Rapport 1st, Deliver Demands 2nd-    Ask simple, open-ended questions and then listen.  The few minutes of extra time spent doing this each day will save you hours in frustration... Posted by Coach_Brad at 10:11 a.m. | Talkbacks Category: Kids & Family

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