If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. My third child came out of the womb ready to play competitive ...

I'm a mom to an athletic 9-year-old girl who lives for the court and the field. She's played travel soccer and basketball, ...

As my children grow older, I’m seeing how innocuous play turns into innocent competition. A race to the car, or to see who can get their shoes on fastest. On the playground, kids make up games in ...

Childhood today is a strange mix of living by the scheduled hour, constant competition and involuntary participation in the marathon corporate battle for attention. At the same time, childhood has ...

The buzz of a new school year mixes with the sound of skates hitting the ice and dance shoes tapping across studio floors. For parents whose children are eyeing competitive extracirricular activities, ...