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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is going to come across as contrarian here but try this out: what if instead of frowning upon competition and banning all competitive endeavors in the name of feelings, we instead provided more opportunities for kids to engage in and/or out of school (for free if needed)?

Protecting (typical) kids from rejection their entire childhood to the greatest extent possible deprives them of the opportunity to build resilience and results in young adults who have very poor coping mechanisms, really underdeveloped human skills, and some big deficits in being able to transition to the real world. I'm a college professor, so ask me how I know this I guess. [/quote]

It’s not the rejection or feelings. [b]It is having to completely give up something you love doing. There simply aren’t many active club no cut team sports in many areas. [/b]We wonder why middle and high school boys get sucked into the gaming world and toxic on line world. Well, you kicked them out of their main physical and social interaction activity. [/quote]

I don't buy this unless you live in an extremely rural or isolated area. This is DC Urban Moms and Dads - this is not the case here at all.

Also, again, maybe controversial, but it DOES build resilience to pivot and start over. That's life: you can't be an astronaut or a doctor or go to the school you want. You HAVE to choose something else. You can make that choice based on available options and by considering what might be a good alternative. 14/15 is not too young to start doing this with uplifting support from parents. [/quote]

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