Dear Parent of An Athlete

Dear Parent of an Athlete
The Same Mound. A Different Dugout.
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What happens when an athlete returns to a place that once felt like home, but this time, they are standing on the other side?
 
When Tarik Skubal returned to Detroit as a Los Angeles Dodger, the mound was familiar, but almost everything surrounding it had changed. For the first time, he would enter Comerica Park from the visitors' side and prepare to compete against former teammates and friends.
 
For parents of athletes, his story opens the door to a much larger conversation about what happens psychologically when our children face change, disappointment, competing emotions, pressure, and adversity.
 
How does an athlete honor what they're feeling without allowing those emotions to take over their performance? What is the difference between healthy compartmentalization and emotional suppression?
 
And when adversity enters our child's athletic experience, when should we step in and when might stepping back give them an opportunity to discover something important about themselves?
 
Inside this free edition of Dear Parent of an Athlete, we'll explore the psychology beneath those moments and what they can teach our children about emotional regulation, resilience, identity, self-efficacy, and character.
But perhaps the most important question isn't about Tarik Skubal at all.
 
Dear Parent, can you tolerate watching your child struggle long enough for them to discover that they are capable of struggling?
 
Because sports eventually end.
The person your child becomes while playing them comes home with them.
 
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Stephanie Buckley, AMFT #147538

ADHD & OCD Specialist | Family Systems Coach
Host of The Path to Peace Therapy Podcast