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How Kids Can Build Resilience Through Loss (and Why Emotions Matter)

How Kids Can Build Resilience Through Loss (and...

Shane Kuyper

If your child takes losses harder than you expect, you’re not alone—and it doesn’t mean something is wrong. Here's some practical ways to help kids build resilience through losing.

How Kids Can Build Resilience Through Loss (and...

Shane Kuyper

If your child takes losses harder than you expect, you’re not alone—and it doesn’t mean something is wrong. Here's some practical ways to help kids build resilience through losing.

A Lesson from the Car Ride Home After a Game

A Lesson from the Car Ride Home After a Game

Shane Kuyper

If you’ve ever left a game unsure of what to say to your child—or wondering if you said too much—you’re not alone. The car ride home after a game can...

A Lesson from the Car Ride Home After a Game

Shane Kuyper

If you’ve ever left a game unsure of what to say to your child—or wondering if you said too much—you’re not alone. The car ride home after a game can...

Why Sports Feel So Emotional (for Kids and Parents)

Why Sports Feel So Emotional (for Kids and Pare...

Shane Kuyper

Have you ever walked away from a game feeling more emotional than you expected? Here's why big emotions come out during and after a game and how you can stay...

Why Sports Feel So Emotional (for Kids and Pare...

Shane Kuyper

Have you ever walked away from a game feeling more emotional than you expected? Here's why big emotions come out during and after a game and how you can stay...

What We Learned from Our First Summer as Kuyper Sports

What We Learned from Our First Summer as Kuyper...

Shane Kuyper

A year ago, when we decided to step into what was once Tom Kuyper Basketball Camps, we honestly didn’t know exactly what to expect. There was excitement, nerves, and big...

What We Learned from Our First Summer as Kuyper...

Shane Kuyper

A year ago, when we decided to step into what was once Tom Kuyper Basketball Camps, we honestly didn’t know exactly what to expect. There was excitement, nerves, and big...

3 Things Your Child Is Learning at Kuyper Sports Camp

3 Things Your Child Is Learning at Kuyper Sport...

Shane Kuyper

So, your child comes home from Kuyper Sports Camp sweaty, smiling, possibly wearing mismatched socks, and telling you their team name is “The Flaming Pickles” or “The Diaper Dandies.” They...

3 Things Your Child Is Learning at Kuyper Sport...

Shane Kuyper

So, your child comes home from Kuyper Sports Camp sweaty, smiling, possibly wearing mismatched socks, and telling you their team name is “The Flaming Pickles” or “The Diaper Dandies.” They...

How to Teach Kids Good Sportsmanship

How to Teach Kids Good Sportsmanship

Shane Kuyper

We all want our kids to compete well. But more than that—we want them to walk off the field with character, kindness, and courage. That’s not always easy. Especially when...

How to Teach Kids Good Sportsmanship

Shane Kuyper

We all want our kids to compete well. But more than that—we want them to walk off the field with character, kindness, and courage. That’s not always easy. Especially when...