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[quote=Anonymous]I let toddlers and twos win.  I also let 3s win when it's racing.  3s to 5s should be playing more cooperative games vs 'winning' games.  But, yes, if we are playing 'Go Fish" I can win easily - I am older, have a better memory, blah blah.  So I handicap myself - I 'don't remember' that someone else had a 5 so I ask about 4s....  BUT I also do remembner sometimes.  I don't think it's ok for 5s and 6s to ALWAYS win - they MUST learn to lose, too, and lose well (not be mean, throw things, call people names, etc).  I also think that HOW we win is important. WE shouldn't gloat, do the happy dance, whatever when we win.  "Good game! I won that one, let's play again!'

Now, I ALSO think it's my job to help elementary school kids (K through 5th-ish) to get better at a game.  So I will stop and coach them "by doing that, you are setting me up to jump you (in checkers).  Or, did you want to split your moves between two (in Sorry) and so forth. Look, if you split, you would land on me and send me back to home - you really DO want to do that.  And so forth.  I might still win but I coach all through the game.

Now, once they are in middle school they can beat me at many games so I play all out - and they still beat me at Checkers!   But they don't gloat, etc when they do win.

It's a mix. [/quote]

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