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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know a family that does family Olympics. Lots of different games or challenges for points and they have a trophy they keep all year.
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Bad idea. The littlest kids are at a disadvantage and don't always lose gracefully. Seems like a recipe for crying, tears, and disappointment. [/quote]

Or it's a great way to teach teamwork, not being a sore loser, being a graceful winner, etc. [/quote]

Yes let’s make Christmas a frustrating learning experience. So fun. [/quote]

Haven't you taught your kids any resilience? Or that a game is ... just a game? [/quote]

DP. IME, Christmas is not a good time to test your kids' "resilience." Later in the break, sure. On a normal weekend, great. Christmas Day? Kids are generally both overstimulated and oddly bored. Do you not remember this feeling from being a kid? There is so much build up to Christmas even if your family does not make a big deal of it. You spend weeks rehearsing your Christmas concert at school. You see lights, trees, other decor go up. Talk of Santa. Other kids talking about their Christmas plans. Grandma calling to ask for your Christmas list. There's just a lot of build up and then it all culminates on Christmas morning and it's like "wheeeeeee!" and then there's a weird let down. Like you've been waiting and waiting for something to happen and now it has happened. You have also likely eaten more sugar in the last couple days than normal and may not have slept well.

It is not a good time to put your kids in competition with one another, especially not if some of the kids have an obvious advantage over others and there is one kid who is pretty much guaranteed to lose every competition unless you create one that pretty much guarantees a win, and doing that won't really teach resilience either, will it?

Christmas Day is for gentle, relaxing activities that will help kids handle the come down.[/quote]

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