Activities
When Do You Push a Kid To Do More Activities?
Some kids are joiners. Some are not. So how do you know when to push a kid to do more activities?
Health & Safety
No, You Cannot Play Football
Having moved recently to a new neighborhood, football has been on Amalah’s mind and she shares her recent thoughts about her young kids playing contact sports.
Big Kid
The Poor Sensory Sport
A mom needs advice on how to help her sensory-seeking child handle disappointment on the sports field as it’s now starting to affect his relationships.
Products & Services
Six Pairs of Kids’ Swim Goggles We Swear Won’t Leak
Tired of buying swim goggles that leak? Alpha Mom tested out six popular brands of kids swim goggles and masks so you don’t have to waste your money any longer.
Young Child
Thoughts on the Underscheduled Child
With kids in activities and sports every single day of the week, there’s something to be said about just playing and being together.
Big Kid
The Unbearable Wrongness of Sportsing
I was never a sporty kid, and my own children never want to exercise, either. How do I set them up for good lifelong habits when I can’t get them off the couch?
Party & Play
Citi ProCamps: the Ultimate Basketball Camp Experience
Have you ever heard of ProCamps? Youth athletes get to learn from and play with their favorite professional athletes. We’re talking sports royalty!
Big Kid
Well-Adjusted Teens, Sans Team Sports
Team youth sports are a fantastic way to nurture multiple avenues of personal growth, but what about when your teen isn’t into them? Relax, it’s okay.
Big Kid
In Defense of Youth Sports
Several of my young children are competitive athletes. These are the lessons my children have learned over the years from involvement in youth sports.
Big Kid
Youth Sports, They’ll Make you Crazy If You Let Them
Sharing a few short lessons that I have learned from my children playing youth sports. I hope you will take them to heart before you sign your kid up to play.
Young Child
The art of losing (and winning): how do you teach your child to compete?
Henry is in one room. I’m in the other. Two outfits lie before each of us. We’ve been waiting for this moment for seconds, if not minutes. And now the moment of truth has arrived. “Ready,” I call out. “Set,” Henry yells. Go. The race…