2. Carolyn Coffin: Building Resilience & Nurturing Growth Mindsets in Children

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of parents in helping children build resilience and a growth mindset through sports.

On today’s episode of Youth Sports United, I sit down with Carolyn Coffin, professional running coach, host of the “Inspired Soles” podcast and active sports parent, to chat about the role parents play in helping their children build healthy relationships with sport. Carolyn and I explore how sports teach kids life skills such as resilience, teamwork and risk-taking and how intentional parenting facilitates their personal growth. We dive into the impact of family dynamics on children’s experiences with athletics and how to avoid some common pitfalls that can limit their enjoyment and development. We discuss in detail the benefits of embracing a growth mindset, helping kids see the learning experience offered by failure and teaching why it’s important to separate sport outcomes from how one measures their self-worth. To learn more or connect with Carolyn: Instagram: @inspiredsolescast or @carolyn.c.coffin Inspired Soles Podcast: Apple or Spotify To connect with Jason: Website: jasonmagennis.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmagennis/ Instagram: @youthsportsunitedpod or @jasmagenni The best way to support Youth Sport United is to subscribe or follow, leave a rating or…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Magennis

Guest: Carolyn Coffin

Topics covered

• resilience
• growth mindset
• parenting
• sports
• children's development
• family dynamics

Keywords

• resilience
• growth mindset
• sports parenting
• children's sports
• life skills
• family dynamics
• intentional parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Inspired Soles, Youth Sports United

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