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11/08/2021
My Favorite Chia Seed Pudding I’m sharing my new go-to breakfast recipe today—chia pudding. I’ve not been a big fan of chia puddings in the past. This citrusy version completely changed my mind about chia pudding. This vanilla-orange chia pudding tastes like sunshine in a bowl. Now, I wake up craving chia seed pudding. Whi...
30/07/2021
FEMALE ATHLETES ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE ACADEMIC ALL-STARS High school girls who play sports are more likely to get better grades in school and are more likely to graduate than girls who do not play sports, per the WSF. The researchers behind “The Girls’ Index” back this up. They discovered that “girls who play sports have higher GPAs and have highe...
30/07/2021
GAME FACE IS REAL Here’s an eye-opening point made by the WSF: “Boys are taught at an early age and through their participation in sport that it is not acceptable to show fear. When you get up to bat or play any game, it is important to act confident and not to let your teammates know you are afraid, nervous or h...
30/07/2021
PLAYING SPORTS BOOSTS MENTAL HEALTH The physical benefits of athletics are pretty obvious. But the mental health payoff is just as vital. According to the WSF, girls and women who play sports have higher levels of confidence and self-esteem, and they report higher states of psychological well-being and lower levels of depression than....
SPORTS TEACH YOU TO FAIL
A recent trending story on the New York Times parenting platform was titled “Teach Your Kids to Fail.” Child psychologists and other experts have been touting the benefits of grit, risk taking and resilience for years, noting that for modern children, raised in the shadow of helicopter parents, those attributes are on the wane. More than almost any other childhood arena, sports demonstrate clearly that you win some, you lose some. Getting knocked down and getting back up again are baked into the game. There’s also an invaluable lesson in the ritual of ending every kids’ sporting event with each player shaking hands with (or high-fiving) her opponents and saying “Good game.” As noted by the WSF, “Sport gives you experience so you learn to win graciously and accept defeat without blowing the experience out of proportion. You learn to separate the outcome of a game or your performance in one game from your worth as a person.” Wouldn’t it be great to see your daughter apply those lessons to all social or academic setbacks?
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