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How to Let Go of the Need for Approval

By Ilene Strauss Cohen — 2018

When we urgently aim to please other people, we’re seeking approval of self from outside sources. And whenever we reach for something in the outside world to give us what we should be giving ourselves, we set ourselves up for disappointment.

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Youth Sports: The Problem, Say Kids in a New Poll, Is Adults

Youth sports, through the eyes of kids polled by i9 Sports, have a problem: the adults who run them. Eighty-four percent of kids said they either want to or have quit a team, and a third wish adults didn't watch their games because it makes them nervous.

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Peter Zheutlin
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Emma Raducanu Puts Success Down to ‘Very Hard-to-Please Parents’

Eighteen-year-old US Open winner says upbringing has given her mental strength to succeed.

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Sean Ingle
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Overbearing Parents Can Take the Fun Out of Sports for Their Kids

Experts say the more parents involve themselves in their kids’ sporting events, including acting out on sidelines, the less enjoyable and more results-driven is the child’s athletic experience.

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Vincent Z. Mercogliano
2018
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How to Avoid Raising a “Shadow Sibling”

Putting all your eggs in one basket by focusing on the super star in your family isn’t healthy for anyone. Find the time to support each member of the family. They’ll all shine.

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Lynn Perkins
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