Work with Erika Ayers Badan WORK Net/Net: Your Kid Doesn't Need You At Practice. Neither Does Their Future Boss.
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Dec 21, 2025 Get ready to rethink parenting! Insights from Abby Wambach emphasize that kids thrive when parents step back during practices. Overinvolvement can stifle independence and resilience, preventing children from learning vital life skills. Erika highlights how sports mirror workplace challenges, teaching teamwork and adaptability. Plus, cringe-worthy stories of bad coaches reveal unexpected lessons. It's a celebration of letting kids fail, learn, and grow on their own!
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Let Kids Go To Practice
- Do not go to your child's practices; let them figure things out on their own.
- Let kids face failure and discomfort so they build resilience, skill, and identity.
Independence Reveals Identity
- Constant parental presence shortchanges a child's ability to discover who they are.
- Independence during everyday challenges reveals authentic strengths and weaknesses.
Let Kids Be Comfortable With Discomfort
- Avoid protecting kids from discomfort; let them learn to be comfortable being uncomfortable.
- Teach them to handle boredom, conflict, and imperfect results so they can perform at work.