Why Youth Sports Trigger Parents (A Sports Psychologist's Perspective)

from Youth Inc. with Greg Olsen · host Youth Inc.

What's really going on inside you when you're watching your kid play?In this episode, guest host Jonathan Carone of Healthy Sports Parents sits down with Dr. Jonathan Jenkins, a Boston based sports psychologist, to unpack why youth sports bring out emotions we didn't know we had. From sideline insecurities to the comparison trap to losing our identity in our kid's performance, Dr. Jenkins breaks down the psychology behind it all.For more from Jonathan, visit https://healthysportsparents.com/Sign up for our newsletter at https://www.youth.inc/newsletterFor more, visit https://www.youth.inc/

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