Ep 14 What do you say on the car ride home?

https://heysammi.com/  what do you say when your child cries after losing a game? a dad in denver wrote to me asking exactly that. his son cried the whole drive home after a bad game, he said nothing, and now he's worried he failed as a sports parent. in this episode i answer the questions every youth sports parent googles at some point. is it okay to stay silent on the ride home? should parents talk about the game after a loss? research shows the car ride home is the moment kids say they hate most in youth sports, more than losing, more than getting benched. i explain why post-game analysis backfires, what six words to say when your kid is falling apart in the back seat, how long to wait before talking about a bad game, and why booking extra lessons after a rough weekend sends the wrong message. plus the one sentence sports psychologists and parents swear by after every game, win or lose: i love watching you play. if you've ever sat in a quiet car wondering whether to speak, this episode is for you. got a question for the show? email me. [email protected]  https://heysammi.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices