Entitlement breeds laziness.
My daughter is 5 and plays soccer, she is terrible and her team is not very good either. One of the other parents asked about trophies for the kids for the end of the season, my response was "Why? The kids lost all of their games, we should reward them?" The woman looked at me like I had lost my mind.
I just don't understand why we need to reward our children for merely participating in, or completing something. The fact that you followed through a season with a sport, or finished the school year is not special. It is not an accomplishment. You do not deserve a celebration, trophy, or pat on the back for baseline achievement. Children need to learn that, and they need to learn it from the beginning.
Question, do you get an award, party or trophy for showing up to work? I doubt it, mostly because it is a baseline responsibility.
Again, entitlement breeds laziness.
How can a five year old be "terrible" at anything?
Quoting futureshock:How can a five year old be "terrible" at anything?
She is terrible at soccer, inspite of coaching she runs away from the ball or just stands there when it is kicked to her. She is just not good. She is interested, but not talented.
It is ok, because she is trying different sports until she finds a good fit. We (my husband and I) are just realistic. We aren't going to blow sunshine up our kids asses. If they aren't good at something we aren't going to: a.) tell them they are, or b.) make them miserable trying to be good.
It's soccer they should get some type of award. So what they didn't win least they didn't give up. I have never heard of any sport where I lived that didn't have an awards night.
Quoting futureshock:How can a five year old be "terrible" at anything?
That's what I'm wondering...Sometimes I think the concept of "competition" brings out the worst in so many people.
Hell no! And I am happy to see this post because I was starting to think I was too damn old to be posting here. I'm old school. Don't EARN it, don't get it.
Short story. My DH wanted to coach a grade school softball team and he was told that the league decided not to keep score. AND there was a championship game at the end of the season. What???
Holder to investigate....Holder
- BButler2012
on Jun. 12, 2012 at 8:01 PM