Posts by Kip Rodgers
Controversy in Commencement
Hard to miss all the controversy about NFL kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech. Here is my take solely based on his speech (not comments he made before or after). Honestly, I find it disgusting to degrade a man who clearly loves his wife and upholds her in high regard. I can’t say that about other professional…
Read MoreParenting the ‘Yeah But’
When I witness discussions between parent and athlete and it goes into debate mode, the ‘yeah but’ is pulled out. Both parent and athlete interrupt each other with the ‘yeah but’. It is a common destructive pattern of communication. Parents need to be equipped for these ‘yeah but’ situations. It involves moving out of debate…
Read MoreNews or Editorial, Can You Tell?
Are you ready for the next 10 months? No matter where you turn to listen to ‘news’, can you really distinguish it from ‘editorial’? I just cannot bear to watch national news right now. The insanity of our politics and the editorial style of news these days sends my stomach into turmoil. It is clickbait…
Read MoreManaging Injury
Managing the impact of injury is one of the main reasons parents call my office. When injury is severe or season-ending, the challenges demand strong physical and mental responses for your child and for you the parent(s). Let us review vital protocols to address these typical injury challenges Keeping Motivation: This arguably may be the…
Read MoreFeelings are not Neutral
Recently while listening to several podcasts in my weekly consumption, I heard both therapists and pastors say, ‘feelings are not right or wrong, they just are’. What?? Uh, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This declaration coming from therapists I understand after all I am one. Therapists are trained to ask this hardly ever useful question, ‘How does that make…
Read MoreMental Health Issues are Brain Health Issues
Parents, I have a question for you. Do you observe these in your child or teenage athlete no matter how loving, caring, and consistently helpful you try to be? * Angry outbursts * Tantrums * Aggression * Defiance – rebellion * Never sitting still * Emotional meltdowns * Can’t pay attention * Blaming The source…
Read More7 Results of Protecting
Never does a day go by when we wish for our kids to encounter struggles and problems. We actually want to protect them from such trouble. But we cannot stop challenges from coming to them. It thus begs the question; how do we know when to protect our children from difficulty and when to allow…
Read MoreBest Evaluation Tool for your Kids
Parenting involves intention. I am excited to share with you one of the best evaluation tools for your kids. I started this tradition with each of my kids when they reached kindergarten. While it looks a bit different today, we do continue the tradition. What is this amazing evaluation tool, you ask? It is called…
Read MoreThe Drive Home
I am on the drive home. It is a time of reflection. Yeah, Deep Thoughts while waiting at the Red Light. I question myself. I often review or evaluate my day. Did I show up my best? Did I give my best? What could I have done different? What questions could I have asked that…
Read MoreDon’t be Afraid to Evaluate
To reach the next level at anything, we must evaluate ourselves. Please do not be afraid of engaging in this process. Evaluation is not to criticize and berate self, but to objectively examine skills and abilities. Whether in sport, job, hobby, or even your friendships and love life, looking at ‘performance’ is a first step…
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