Jan 24, 2011

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Ask the Ice Moms: Figure Skater Feel...

Ask the Ice Moms: Figure Skater Feels Unsafe at the Rink

This question comes from a concerned friend, M.C. I’m strictly a...

Jan 10, 2011

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You Know This Figure Skating Coach? ...

You Know This Figure Skating Coach? She’s the One Who Yells

Today’s post idea comes from the Positive Coaching Allliance (PCA). This...

Dec 8, 2010

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Can You Help This Mom? Tired of the ...

Can You Help This Mom? Tired of the Losing Synchronized Skating Team

Reader A.P. sent in this question: My daughter has competed on an ISI synchro...

Dec 2, 2010

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Soliciting: What’s a Figure Sk...

Soliciting: What’s a Figure Skating Parent’s Responsibility?

Sharpen your pencils! Let’s take a little pop quiz: 1. Which of these is...

Nov 29, 2010

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Ask the Ice Moms: What to Give a Fig...

Ask the Ice Moms: What to Give a Figure Skating Coach for the Holidays?

Today’s question comes from reader L.M.: With the holiday season fast...

Nov 24, 2010

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The Care and Feeding of Figure Skati...

The Care and Feeding of Figure Skating Coaches

I’ve documented the frustrations of raising a teen, but the truth is:...

Nov 19, 2010

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Ask the Ice Moms: My Figure Skater&#...

Ask the Ice Moms: My Figure Skater’s Coach is Unstable

Reader B.L. is worried that her figure skater’s coach is emotionally...

Nov 4, 2010

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How to Manage Sneaky Figure Skating ...

How to Manage Sneaky Figure Skating Ice Trolls

Patient reader Superbrainy wrote to me ages ago. She kindly sent me a reminder...

Nov 3, 2010

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Rewards for Figure Skating Accomplis...

Rewards for Figure Skating Accomplishments

I know that it’s pretty common practice to give a skater a reward for...

Nov 2, 2010

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Keep Your Figure Skates with You at ...

Keep Your Figure Skates with You at All Times

I live in a skating backwater. When you think of great places for figure...

Oct 29, 2010

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Ask the Ice Moms: Dating the Figure ...

Ask the Ice Moms: Dating the Figure Skatig Coach’s Kid

Today’s Ask the Ice Moms question comes from skater B.R. who is dating...

Oct 22, 2010

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Ask the Ice Moms: Is Rink Charity Ap...

Ask the Ice Moms: Is Rink Charity Appropriate?

Reader and figure skating coach J.V. sent in this question: I recently took on...

Oct 15, 2010

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Ask the Ice Moms: Figure Skater Subs...

Ask the Ice Moms: Figure Skater Substance Abuse

Here’s a problem I hope you never have: substance abuse. A 15-year-old...

Sep 10, 2010

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Ask the Ice Moms: What to Say When C...

Ask the Ice Moms: What to Say When Coach Drops a Figure Skating Student

Today’s question comes from a mom who doesn’t know what to say...

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