Eight Reasons Why Middle School Sports Are Great for Kids

In my house, football just ended and our youngest son went straight away into wrestling. In the spring, he’ll end the school year playing lacrosse. While many parents worry about their children participating in school sports, especially in middle school, when...

Calling All Olympic Wannabes: Age Irrelevant

If you are like me and find yourself unable to step away from the television during the Sochi Winter Olympics, do you ever find yourself wondering what kind of Olympian you might have been? Healthy competition inspires the best of me and even though at age fifty I...

Overly-enthusiastic parental cheering? I think NOT!

    From the series: Life on Dog Hill I’m all for parental cheering during sporting events. Believe me, I’ve yelled my lungs out on many occasions over the years. What’s surprising, however, is how I’ve mellowed with time. Screaming the names of my...

Oh-em-jee! Have I become a NASCAR fan?

From the series, Life on Dog Hill It started out innocently enough. I was planning a simple get-away for the family over a long weekend. Not wanting to drive too far, I studied the map for possible interests within a two-hour drive of our home in Chapel Hill, North...

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