Healthy Sports Parents

Honest conversations for youth sports parents who care more about the kid than the scoreboard

Author: Jonathan Carone

Healthy Sports Parents is a podcast for youth sports parents who care more about the kid than the outcome. Hosted by Jonathan Carone, the show explores how youth sports can be used to raise great humans and strengthen families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How To Raise Confident Kids Through Youth Sports (with David Epstein)
Episode 2
Wednesday, 19 August, 2026

David Epstein has spent years making the case for range, exploration, and giving kids time to discover what fits. His new book, Inside the Box, makes what initially sounds like the opposite argument: sometimes we need more constraints, not more options.David joins Jonathan Carone to explore what happens when you put those two ideas together in youth sports and parenting. They wrestle with some of the messier questions parents face:When does persistence become a sunk cost?How do you know when it's okay to let your kid quit?Why can immediate feedback actually make things worse?How can we give kids enough structure to grow without taking away the curiosity that helps them figure out who they want to become?It's a conversation about giving kids room to explore, challenges that help them grow, and the freedom to fail while they're figuring it all out.--------HEALTHY SPORTS PARENTING COURSEGet access at HealthySportsParenting.com.Use code SUMMER15 for 15% off before August 19.--------More from David Epstein:Website: https://davidepstein.com/Inside The Box: AMAZONInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidepstein--------FROM OUR SPONSORS:Sportball Franchisinghttps://sportballfranchise.com/Hour-a-thonhttps://www.hour-a-thon.com/--------Get your Healthy Sports Parents shirts:https://www.healthysportsparents.com/shop---------Get your Weekend Playbook:https://www.healthysportsparents.com/playbook-----------Follow us on social:https://www.instagram.com/healthysportsparentshttps://www.tiktok.com/@healthysportsparentshttps://www.facebook.com/healthysportsparentshttps://www.threads.net/healthysportsparents#youthsports #sportsparent #travelball #raisingathletesNew episodes every Wednesday.---------Get your Healthy Sports Parents gear:https://www.healthysportsparents.com/shop---------Get your Weekend Playbook:https://www.healthysportsparents.com/playbook-----------Follow us on social:https://www.instagram.com/healthysportsparentshttps://www.tiktok.com/@healthysportsparentshttps://www.facebook.com/healthysportsparentshttps://www.threads.net/healthysportsparents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.