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5 Activities to Do with Your Kids this Summer

Schools out for summer (cue Alice Cooper) which can bring a love/hate experience for parents. On one hand, you're excited to be done with another year of scholastic hustle & bustle and dress up days but on the other hand, now you have to figure out filling in the...

Burnout: Identifying, Treating, and Preventing

Burnout Definition: "A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long term involvement in emotionally demanding situations." – Ayala Pines and Elliot Aronson Work, family, school, and social life. These are just a few factors that can contribute to...

Rainy Days

As Echo and I watch the rain play a game of tippety tap with the outside world, I’m reminded of my love of the sound of rain. Being wet in it? No. Having to do anything IN it? Also no.  I remember as a child, in the house on Seville, anytime it rained I would grab an...

I first picked up a softball when I was seven years old and never put it down. I fell in love with sports. In middle school it kept me busy. In high school it kept me out of trouble. I continued my passion to play into adulthood and try to stay active today. Softball, basketball, and Volleyball were my jams. I played year-round, but for some girls that spark fades.
Why?
I came across this article by Women’s Sports Foundation that stated, “By age 14, many girls are dropping out of sports at two times the rate of boys.” along with several factors that play into why girls don’t pursue sports after a certain age. As an author, I felt it was important to write a sports book with characters that represented all of us as some point in our lives.
And maybe, just maybe, a book about a girl learning Rugby and not giving up will spark a fire in another kid who will walk out their front door and onto a pitch, diamond, or court and be the athlete they were meant to be. To learn more about Super Max’s Ultimate Try, check this book out here
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