Balance: 4-H/FFA Mom, Athlete Mom, Cattle Producer
Parenting is hard; raising children that want to participate in competitive athletics alongside 4-H & FFA is even harder. Emily Hartzell-Rogers and Patrick Wall discuss raising competitive athletes, including nutrition and physical fitness coupled with spending ample time on livestock projects. As a mom, Emily discusses embracing the chaos that’s required to get children to all the events they want to attend, plus raising cattle with all the requirements of a farm.
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In this episode:
Intro 00:00:00
Background 00:00:49
Balance 00:03:02
External pressures 00:06:25
High school decisions 00:07:44
Navigating coaches 00:10:16
setting limitations 00:11:57
Nutrition 00:11:58
The chaos 00:11:59
Advice for younger self 00:11:60
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