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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i didn't allow my kids to accept them.[/quote]

Mostly true for us as well. If the adults were insistent, she accepted it, but gave them away. She still resists the hoopla over just showing up.[/quote]

So rude, do you encourage her to give back other gifts she doesn’t like?[/quote]

+1 So rude. Honestly what happened to teaching graciousness?[/quote]

whatever happened to teaching that life is not always fair and that not everyone is a "winner"   These ceremonies are more for the parents anyway, the kids know they do not deserve anything, or at least they should.  [/quote]

My kids teams usually have a pizza party after the season is over. The coach praises some particular thing each kid did during the season. The "participation trophy" is a paper plate that the coach has drawn something on to illustrate what the kid did. I do not view this as "for the parents" - nor is it sending the message that "everyone is a winner". It is just a nice way to end the season and to acknowledge that everyone worked hard.[/quote]

The paper plate awards are different and DD treasures those because they recognize her for actually doing something other than simply showing up. Plastic trophies for participating? No, she’s good.[/quote]

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