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Greta75 -> RE: Participation Trophies (6/27/2016 2:45:07 AM)
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ORIGINAL: dcnovice
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He came in dead last.
He fell twice within a few feet of the finish line.
He got up and kept going.
He finished the race, and I defy anyone to begrudge him a trophy.
https://themighty.com/2015/07/watch-this-8-year-old-boy-with-cerebral-palsy-have-an-epic-finish-line-moment/
People with handicaps. I have no issue with giving them the credit. It's harder than an ordinary healthy human being able to do the same sport if you are handicap. So they already took the harder path to get there, with a huge disadvantage. In many ways, when we compete against handicaps. They are giving us the handicap. We are the ones taking the easier way. In that case, to me, they are champions, as I would have never won a handicap person fairly. I would never consider it a win at all, IF I ever beat a handicap person. I don't deserve that trophy, they do.
But with all things fair, not everybody should get a trophy. The participation token gift should be something less significant. Unless it's team sports, then winning team obviously gets it.
I was thinking, I completely agree with that dad who discredited his son's trophy. But as a parent, putting on a parent hat, you want to do what is best for the psychological development of the child, rather than want fairness. IF one wants fairness, your own kids getting those trophy for doing nothing IS super unfair!
But if it will hurt their self esteem or development, you might have to shut up about what you feel about it. That's what I believe. After all, your child's interest will come first.
But I imagine if I had kids, I will groom them to be athletic, although this will be difficult in this digital age, where all the kids wanna do is play games on the ipad or laptop with their friends.
I brought my friend's 5 yr old rock climbing, who barely do any sports, as the mom is rather unfit and is worried she can't run after him, running around, and he was completely enjoying himself. He called it relaxing when he was up there ha! It might be just finding the right sport.
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