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It’s games like this., Games where when it comes down to it they’re just one sided. So should I be letting my kids win, or should I be playing to win?

I am mainly asking in terms of chance and fairness when it comes to playing these types of games with my three kids.

I’m just using Basketball as an example, because my youngest loves to play with me on the little tykes hoop, and my other two are playing on a lowered goal. I can consistently beat them, at the same time I feel guilty putting in an effort to play badly, because even then I am still able to pretty much decide. Another example would be that my toddler loves to have running races with me to the mailbox in the front yard. But she is a toddler and I am a adult, I can walk faster than her fastest run. Even when I put in an effort I’m still able to decide.

I’m just asking how would y’all play games like this? Games where, when it really comes down to it, they are one sided. There are other games that we play like this, but is it really a game if your opponent has every single advantage and Ken in the activity in a couple of seconds? Should I be playing to win or allow my kids to think that they have a chance to win? How would you go about this?[/quote]

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