The Results Are in and, Guess What? Kids Want Us to Be Kind
There has never been a more important time to raise kind, caring, and empathetic kids. It’s World Kindness Day today and a perfect occasion to join the Play It Forward Project, the Soccer Sisters social media campaign we launched this year. The movement’s mission is to share acts of kindness with one another and help […]
“I Want Them to Be Strong”: Brandi Chastain on U.S. Soccer Girls’ Development Academy
The U.S. Soccer Federation launched the U.S. Soccer Girls’ Development Academy last week — 10 years after launching the same program for boys’ youth soccer — and our very own Soccer Sister Brandi Chastain is set to make sure its girls are taking home the right message. As executive director for the California Thorns FC […]
School Library Journal Reviews ‘Soccer Sisters: Out of Bounds’
The massive book reviewer School Library Journal has just published their review of Out of Bounds! We’re happy to be able to run Jessica Bushore’s full piece right here on SoccerSisters.com. Enjoy! MONTALBANO, Andrea. Out of Bounds. 176p. (Soccer Sisters: Bk. 1). glossary. Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky. Apr. 2017. pap. $7.99. ISBN 9781492644811. Gr 3-6 – An empowering first […]
What These Car Rides Are Really All About
Note: This story originally appeared on Dinner: A Love Story. My kids know how to get me. “Mom, watch this!” Without fail it’s a surprise military reunion. The mom or the dad comes home to some sporting event or classroom. My own kids stare at me, and like clockwork, I am reduced to a puddle […]