Quite often, the most loving of parents with the best of intentions and lack of related knowledge or improper information squelch their child's latent unique talent, unwittingly robbing that child of wonderful opportunities, or are unable to spot extraordinary aptitudes and, therefore, never develop or fully hone their child's natural gifts, or misinterpret unique aptitudes and misdirect the child.

This class is for all parents who want to offer their children optimal opportunities for finding and growing hidden or revealed gifts.

Being a perfectly good and smart parent is not an automatic transposition into smart parenting of an athlete.

Parenting a gifted athlete requires a different skill set.

Parenting a gifted athlete is not the same as coaching a gifted athlete. Parenting and coaching are distinctly different skill sets with entirely different outcomes.

Nor does providing your talented child with a good coach, even an outstanding coach, innoculate an uninformed parent from slowing or squelching the growth of his or her gifted child.

Being a talented athlete IS NOT in opposition to being a talented student or otherwise gifted person. It is not one or the other.

Talented children offer parents a few unique challenges.

Parenting A Talented Athlete is an on-line progressive course. An On-Site course is also available for organizations, groups, institutions and churches.

This is an interactive course - programmed to meet the needs of each particular parent taking this course. (Parenting styles differ widely. This course is less about style; all about outcomes.)

This course includes audio, video and written materials.

This course includes interactive assignments.

This is a self-paced course, scheduled for completion within an agreed-upon timeframe.

This course includes up-to-date researched knowledege on athletic development and succesful parenting.

This course will equip a parent with the following:

• An up-to-date understanding of giftedness (The Talented Child).
• The social and emotional needs of the talented athlete and how to meet them.
• How to develop their child's potential and self-esteem without pressuring them.
• How to avoid the dangers of living vicariously through their child's accomplishments.
• Working optimally with schools, teachers, coaches and related organizations.
• Recognizing and preventing problems early.
• Prevalent mistakes and how to avoid making them.
• Optimal ways of correcting for mistakes and non-optimal choices.
• The Great Match-Maker.
• References & Resources.