by Dr. Christine M. Silverstein | Apr 2, 2025 | Ideal Performance
Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity With the change to daylight-savings time and with the start of the baseball season in March, we begin to make plans for summer camp for our children, especially those who will have their first lived experience there and do not...
by Dr. Christine M. Silverstein | Mar 24, 2025 | Ideal Performance
Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity Even well-meaning parents—those who care about their teens—feel frustrated, furious, and sometimes fearful about their futures. As their children grow up to become teenagers, there seems to be an impasse in communication, and...
by Dr. Christine M. Silverstein | Mar 16, 2025 | Ideal Performance
Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity The Mental Game of Baseball The great Babe Ruth said: “You can’t hit the ball, if you don’t swing the bat.” His wisdom played out with the story of a preteen boy who did not believe in himself but later bounced back to win in...
by Dr. Christine M. Silverstein | Mar 11, 2025 | Ideal Performance
Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity A panicked dad The father of a 17-year-old son, Marty, who is a high school wrestler, called me in panic to say that his son’s performance on the mat and at school in his junior year is poor and that he refuses to wrestle. His...
by Dr. Christine M. Silverstein | Feb 25, 2025 | Ideal Performance
Adapted from: Wrestling Through Adversity Satiety is a perception The name, “Jack Sprat,” taken from a nursery rhyme was used for people of small stature in the 16th century. However, my tale has to do with me and the case story of a client in the 21st century....
