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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not understand why parents gets spun up about this. At least three posters on here have said that it was really easy to get rid of the participation trophies, because as their kids got older they were easily able to distinguish the difference between a participation and an achievement.

These are just nice things for young kids to have and as someone else point out, showing up is a huge part of it. Showing up, practicing teamwork, being part of a team, working together. I don't see what is so wrong with rewarding that in young children.

There a certain set of hard ass parents who think that they're like the most awesome non coddling parents in the world who will have the most resilient best children ever. But your attitude is not great and you're probably not going to get the results you want[/quote]

Well and the thing is that they are raising spoiled kids by this and they don't see it. Their kids will be nightmares in the work force eventually.[/quote]

Participation trophies are by no means a new phenomenon. I am almost 50 years old and I received participation trophies for soccer and swimming and any number of "certificates of participation" for things ranging from spelling bees to field day at school. I also lettered in a high school sport without being particularly talented. The idea that the recognition of participation will make children grow up to be "entitled nightmares" is just the latest in pop psychology.[/quote]

You misread. The ones who can't learn how to graciously say thank you and move on are the entitled nightmares. [/quote]

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