Alison Foley on why kids should play more than one sport and how coaches can support multi-sport athletes. Alison Foley is the winningest coach in Boston College history. As the former head coach of women’s soccer, her program went to eight Sweet 16’s, three Elite Eights, and the 2010 College Cup (Final Four). She also…
Alison and I wrote How To Coach Girls to share her knowledge from coaching for more than two decades when we realized that girls were quitting sports at six times the rate of boys. In fact, 70% of all kids quit organized sports by the age of 13. Why? The number one reason is that…
I’m excited to be Skyping all day with elementary schools across the United States for World Read Aloud Day this Wednesday, Feb 5th! I’ll be reading early versions of Sumo Joe to show kids the editing process. I will also be book talking these diverse picture books below. Finally, I’ll wrap up by taking Q…
Are you looking for the best diversity books for kids? Do you want these books to be written by authors of the SAME marginalized identities as the character in the book? I’ve been reviewing children’s books for ten years and I’ve compiled book reviews of my favorite #OwnVoices books. I’m giving away my ebook FREE…
My three kids range from champion sleepers who nap during the shortest commutes, to reluctant sleepers who struggle to fall asleep before two am. It turns out that babies, young children, and teenagers go through rapid periods of brain development, learning, and physical growth, and they need a lot more sleep compared to an adult….
