Imagine if every time you took the garbage out or loaded the dishwasher someone offered *helpful* tips on how to do it more efficiently. Now imagine if, after every meal, someone in your family gave a critique of the food and made suggestions for the next meal.

How would you feel?

Well, I know how I would feel: deflated, frustrated and unmotivated.

Without realizing it, this is basically what some parents are doing to their children after every practice or game.

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