How Youth Sports Are Negatively Affecting Our Daughters

<p><strong><u>Show Notes:</u></strong></p> <p>Today’s hypercompetitive & hyperspecialized youth sports are causing girls to experience more overuse injuries, anxiety, stress, and burnout.</p> <p>Interview with author Linda Flanagan, author of <a href= "https://click.email.kqed.org/?qs=97e80a2282fae17db71baff451d3dcf7315c4d350743b353c56c4844dd3ce6ee1b1a0fcacc9643f739c906257dee5cae0c626c4f4c4f7d9e"> <strong>Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania are Ruining Kids’ Sports — and Why It Matters</strong></a></p> <p>The following are topics discussed in Dr. Jordan’s interview with author Linda Flanagan:</p> <p>How have youth sports changed in the past 30 years and why did it occur, especially as it pertains to girls?</p> <p>How have these changes affected girls?</p> <p>Why do girls need to overcome good girl conditioning when it comes to advocating for themselves with coaches and sports leagues?</p> <p>How can parents raise daughters to have a healthy outlook on sports?</p> <p>Why would it be valuable if kids in youth sports, high school, and college to have more women coaches?</p> <p>What is the value of taking breaks from sports and balancing athletics with non-sports activities? Why should kids always have obvious & conscious off-ramps and the ability to quit their sport?</p> <p>How could eliminating college sports cause a trickle-down effect to lessen the mania of today’s youth sports culture?</p> <p>For more information about Linda Flanagan, check out her website at <a href= "http://www.lindaflanaganauthor.com">www.lindaflanaganauthor.com</a></p> <p><a href= "https://smile.amazon.com/Take-Back-Game-Ruining-Sports/dp/059332904X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2H4DA2HNLB7VB&keywords=take+back+the+game&qid=1672946378&s=books&sprefix=take+back+%2Cstripbooks%2C443&sr=1-1"> Take back the game: how money and mania are ruining kid’s sports- and why it matters</a></p> <p>Visit Dr. Jordan’s website for information on all the resources he offers</p> <p><a href="http://www.drtimjordan.com">www.drtimjordan.com</a></p>