Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Kristin Carroll, vice president of corporate and consumer marketing for Active Network about a recent survey that provides details about what motivates kids to participate in sports--and what doesn't. Some surprising conclusions!

CLICK HERE To View Kuss Family Book online! A few years ago, I published a book version of the Kuss/Warner Family history. Here is a copy that dates back around the turn of the 20th century.

Check out Duane's latest version of his family history: Kuss & Warner. Duane began his family geneology research back in the early 1980’s. Most of his work was done when he joined his Aunt Mary Kuss Cornelius on a single day trip to Blue Earth, Minnesota. There they visited Lee and Alvina Kuss Boeck, Adelia Rosa Kuss Failes and Alta May Warner Stier Gollnick. A special thanks goes out to Aunt Mary Kuss Cornelius for her help in acquiring much of information and pictures included

They're free, and for many people they're vital for health and happiness. Yet one in ten of us can't remember the last time we got one. We're talking hugs and it seems, as a nation, we're snuggle-sparse and in need of more!According to research published today by Forever Friends, 1 in 3 Brits say they crave more hugs in their life. The UK's stiff upper lip and traditionally reserved nature get the blame for this by a quarter of those questioned. And 10% of Brits admit for them hugging

How can you teach your kids to be winning losers? Lots of ways, says Frank J. Sileo, PhD, a psychologist with more than 16 years’ experience working with kids and families and the author of Sally Sore Loser: A Story about Winning and Losing. He gives tips about how to help sports kids make the most of losing.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Gary Avischious, founder and head coach of CoachingSchool.org about how he integrates the science of play into his practices and how it boosts his young athletes' performance. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Click To Play *QUICKTIME *PhoneThree Cold Spring residents were honored for their volunteer work at the 2007 Chamber Holiday Banquet held on December 5th at The Great Blue Heron. Chosen to receive the 2007 HomeTown Pride Awards were Joe Willenbring, Theresa Larson and Duane Kuss.In this story you meet Duane Kuss, who is very active at Peace Lutheran Church, the Cold Spring Area Maennechor, the Chamber of Commerce, 2020 Cold Spring, and the 2007 "Vote Yes" Referendum

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Hal Wissel, a basketball coach who has worked for numerous NBA teams, is founder of Basketball World, and author of Basketball: Steps to Success, about how to build confidence in young athletes. His tips--for basketball shooters--apply to all sports kids.

Ultimate Sports Parent interviews Dr. Robert Goldman, a Psy.D. psychologist, criminal defense attorney and author of "No Room for Vengeance," about his unique strategy for ending bullying. We need to teach our children how to resolve conflicts in a more transformative manner, and he tells how to do this.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews holly, the sports mom to a high school''+ swimmer who abandoned his dream of being an Olympic swimmer because he was bullied by a coach. The family took on the system and changed USA Swimming's code of Conduct to address bullying.

How time flys! The boys are are headed to high school next semester

Lisa Cohn of Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn about why it's so important for young athletes to learn how to hone their focus. He explains how destructive distractions can be, and tells how the new program, "The Focused Sports Kid," helps parents and coaches teach kids how and what to focus on in sports, and how to refocus when they're distracted. For more information, visit http://www.youthsportspsychology.com/youth_sports_psychology_blog/?p=1575

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews sports mom Kim, who successfully took our advice and found ways to communicate with a coach about how he hurt her son by humiliating and yelling at him. When the coach changed his behavior, Kim's son broke team records. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews sports mom Kim, who successfully took our advice and found ways to communicate with a coach about how he hurt her son by humiliating and yelling at him. When the coach changed his behavior, Kim's son broke team records. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews sports mom Kim, who successfully took our advice and found ways to communicate with a coach about how he hurt her son by humiliating and yelling at him. When the coach changed his behavior, Kim's son broke team records. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews sports mom Kim, who successfully took our advice and found ways to communicate with a coach about how he hurt her son by humiliating and yelling at him. When the coach changed his behavior, Kim's son broke team records. Mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.

Download this episode of the show. As promised, we've recorded yet ANOTHER show this year. Will this mean a return to the weekly schedule we had when Sam was 7 years old? Will Sarah make more appearances? Will Sophie show up on the mic as much as old Annie did? Time will tell. In this show, Sam talks about what it's like in high school, some Podcasts he's listening to and more. Note to parents: This show includes a discussion of Sam's hospital visit. He's fine and we don't talk about the

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Anthony Ross, an Australian sport psychologist and former All-American tennis player, and director of SportParentSupport.com, who shares his research about how parents' childhood memories of sports can affect their behavior as sports parents. He provides tips for helping sports parents get a handle on their emotions and improve their kids' experience.

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Joe Dinoffer, president of Oncourt Offcourt and sports dad to a tennis player who suffered an injury that took her out of tennis when she was a top player. When this happened, she was being homeschooled and her parents had bought a bigger house to accomodate her sports career. Should parents plan for such injuries? What can parents do when injuried derail sports kids?

Ultimate Sports Parent Radio interviews Gary Simmons, author of "Gymbag Wisdom," and a sports performance specialist. He says that the best athletes who come to him had lots of unstructured play. Mental game expert Dr. Patrick Cohn provides commentary.