Category: Parenting

Lisa Cohn's parenting articles have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, Mothering, Parenting, Mamalode, Dogster, and other publications. She's co-author, along with Debbie Glasser, Ph.D., of “The Step-Tween Survival Guide,” which made VOYA’s Nonfiction Honor List, was a Foreward Book of the Year Finalist, and is an Amazon Best Seller in Kindle version. Along with her brother, sports psychology expert Patrick Cohn, Ph.D., she writes about youth sports as co-founder of kidssportspsychology.com and youthsportspsychology.com

Moms Who Compete and Bully: True Parent Magazine

Moms Who Compete and Bully: True Parent Magazine

Have other mothers out there ever been the targets of moms who compete and bully?

I sure have. I wrote about my experiences in this piece recently published by True Parent Magazine, a new parenting magazine in Portland that is for “parents who keep it real.”

Here’s how my article, “The Mean Mom Olympics: Adventures with Moms who Bully, Hate …

Tips for New Sports Dads From “Dudes to Dads” Founder, Former Athlete

Tips for New Sports Dads From “Dudes to Dads” Founder, Former Athlete

By Lisa Cohn

It’s hard enough being a first-time father. But when these former dudes become sports dads, they’re often confused about how to cope with the often-confusing and drama-filled youth sports scene.

Jason Kreidman, founder of “Dudes to Dads,” which provides advice and support to new fathers, recently joined our “Ultimate Sports Parent Radio” podcast to five us some …

Yahoo! Parenting Story: 6 Surprising Sports Parent Sins

Yahoo! Parenting Story: 6 Surprising Sports Parent Sins

When it comes to youth sports, well-meaning parents commit many sins – some of which may surprise you. These sins generally are based on a desire to ensure kids benefit from sports – and excel. It’s the “excel” that gets sports parents in trouble. Once parents take the focus off of having fun and start to concentrate on winning, kids …

Huffington Post Story: How I Long to Cajole My Son into Sports

Huffington Post Story: How I Long to Cajole My Son into Sports

By Lisa Cohn
“C’mon, Michael!” the soccer coach calls to my 6-year-old son during a game. “The team needs you!”

My son sits on the sidelines happily smacking his action figures together while the other kids run hard, laugh out loud and attempt shots on the goal. Out there in the soggy Oregon grass, the players are pushing themselves beyond …

Why Did You Send Me To That B*&$!! of a School? BLUNTmoms Article

Why Did You Send Me To That B*&$!! of a School? BLUNTmoms Article

I fell in love with the Waldorf school’s orderly and technology-free classroom that smelled like freshly-baked bread.

I fell for the place during the Open House, even though the apron-clad teacher, swirling a huge spoon in a bubbly vat of soup, seemed intent on casting magic spells on my trusting 5-year-old son.

Perhaps I was the one bewitched.

As soon …

The Two-Regrigerator Solution: Teaching Tolerance in a Blended Family

The Two-Regrigerator Solution: Teaching Tolerance in a Blended Family

The Two-Refrigerator Solution: Teaching Tolerance in a Blended Family

By Lisa Cohn

Reprinted with permission from Mothering Magazine (www.mothering.com).

Before Bill and I formed our stepfamily, he and his kids were terrified of my refrigerator.
Venturing into my refrigerator was like embarking on a wildlife safari, Bill liked to say; the fridge was organized much like a jungle after a …