{"product_id":"raising-an-athlete-kayla-lee-bailey-9798188952082","title":"Raising an Athlete: The Real Journey of Parenting, Pressure, Identity, and Letting Go","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens after the game may shape your child more than anything that happened during it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYouth sports can build confidence, resilience, discipline, and character-but they can also create pressure, comparison, burnout, and fear of failure. Parents want to help, yet in the emotional moments after a mistake, a benching, a loss, or a difficult season, even well-intended words can add more weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Raising an Athlete, longtime coach, sports parent, and 75-time national champion Kayla Lee Bailey explores the invisible side of youth sports: the car rides home, the sideline reactions, the family sacrifices, the hard conversations, and the moments when a parent must decide whether to push, protect, speak up, step back, or simply listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough honest stories, humor, practical tools, and the signature Car Ride Method(TM), this book helps parents navigate: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Confidence without constant praise\u003cbr\u003e- Failure without shame\u003cbr\u003e- Playing time, benching, and perceived unfairness\u003cbr\u003e- Difficult coaches and harmful environments\u003cbr\u003e- Quitting, switching teams, and staying too long\u003cbr\u003e- Financial pressure and family sacrifice\u003cbr\u003e- Injury, fear, and returning to play\u003cbr\u003e- Burnout that does not always look like quitting\u003cbr\u003e- Parenting neurodivergent athletes\u003cbr\u003e- Athlete identity beyond the uniform\u003cbr\u003e- The difference between support, rescue, advocacy, and control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about raising a professional athlete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is about raising a human who can handle pressure, recover from disappointment, speak up for themselves, stay connected to who they are, and know that their worth is not determined by a scoreboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause your athlete does not need another coach on the ride home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey need you-steady, honest, connected, and willing to see the person underneath the performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresence over performance. Every time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kayla Lee Bailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188952082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Kayla Lee Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002325311743,"sku":"9798188952082","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raising-an-athlete-kayla-lee-bailey-9798188952082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}