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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]

My older one is already in the workforce as a degreed professional, has had two promotions in the last 13 mos, and is supervising people in their thirties. You don’t get that from raising a kid to crave kudos for just participating.[/quote]

I am skeptical, but even if true, I suspect a kid who doesn't know how to be a team player will hit a wall quickly. I have seen it plenty of times in my career. True leadership requires the ability to lead, not make life all about your own feelings.[/quote]

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