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Despite your best efforts and pep talks, your child still struggles with their mental game during and after competitions. 

Sound familiar?

Watching your ultra-competitive kiddo’s self-esteem suffer after a defeat—or even after what they consider to be a poor personal performance—is brutal at best. The pain of watching your child's confidence dwindle while trying to push them forward is undeniable. 

But there *are* some things you can say to validate their feelings and still help them move forward. In this episode, CK & GK reveal what not to say to your competitive kid and unveil the secrets to uplifting and encouraging them while creating an environment that empowers them to reach their full potential.


This episode will help you to

• Discover the secrets to fostering a positive atmosphere for competitive children, leading to their success without resorting to unhealthy comparisons.
• Recognize the need for balanced feedback in child development, involving a healthy mixture of praise and understanding of negative emotions.
• Identify the powerful role of parental communication in sculpting children's perception towards competition and help you reshape your words for more empathetic responses

We take a deeper dive into this week's content in our blog post, here.
 

Key moments in this episode

• 00:00:01 - Introduction,
• 00:00:19 - Caitlin's nickname for Jenny,
• 00:01:25 - Instagram account recommendation,
• 00:04:08 - Caitlin's experience at Topgolf,
• 00:07:21 - Kit's shrimp cocktail misunderstanding,
• 00:14:54 - Avoiding Unhelpful Statements,
• 00:15:47 - Validating Causation,
• 00:16:31 - Toxic Positivity,
• 00:17:21 - Honesty with Positivity,
• 00:19:31 - TV Recommendation and Final Thoughts

Resources

• Got a Competitive Kid? Here Are 3 Things a Clinical Psychologist Wants You to Stop Saying to Them, By Emma Singer for PureWow, Published Jul 10, 2023
• For What It’s Worth: A Perspective on How to Thrive and Survive Parenting, By Dr. Bethany Cook PsyD, MT-BC

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