Summary: I don't know about you, but the holidays are crazy in our house especially with Christmas coming right around the corner, so this week we are throwing it back to one of our favorite episodes that aired this past spring, have a listen! In this episode I speak with Brad Griffin. Brad is the Director of the Fuller Youth Institute, where he develops research-based training for youth workers and parents. A speaker, blogger, and volunteer youth pastor, Brad is the coauthor of Growing Young, several Sticky Faith books, Right Click: Parenting Your Teenager in a Digital Media World, and the series Can I Ask That?: 8 Hard Questions about God and Faith. He and his family live in Southern California. Reflection:Brad says, “One of the things I pray over my kids every night is: I pray that know they’re loved and that they’ll know they’re never alone.” Do you have a practice of praying with or for your kids? If not, could you use Brad’s simple prayer as a model? Brad suggests coming up a with a pre-game ritual for parents to help them keep competition in perspective. If you write two or three statements to tell yourself before heading to your young athlete’s game, what would they be? Brad talks about debriefing a sports season with your child when it’s over. Is this something you currently do? If not, what questions would you like to ask your athlete when the season ends? If you son or daughter says they’d rather not continue, how will you respond? Why? If you liked what you heard today, Subscribe to Bad Soccer Dad on Apple Podcats, Google Play, or Spotify and leave us a review.
