https://www.madmommy.ca/participation-medal/ Travel, Lifestyle, Fitness Wed, 08 May 2019 18:59:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.5 https://www.madmommy.ca/participation-medal/#comment-783 Wed, 08 May 2019 18:59:26 +0000 https://www.madmommy.ca/?p=1732#comment-783 This is a great post! I have always wondered about this. My daughter is a toddler, so I havent thought too much about it just yet, but it has always crossed my mind. You make great points!

]]> https://www.madmommy.ca/participation-medal/#comment-782 Tue, 07 May 2019 18:43:22 +0000 https://www.madmommy.ca/?p=1732#comment-782 Yes to everything in this post! I also don’t care for the medals…especially the ones given out for participation. You can lose and still have a winning attitude. That’s what I want my kids to know. They may not always be 1st place but they can always have a positive attitude. That will take them much farther in life than just medals.

]]> https://www.madmommy.ca/participation-medal/#comment-781 Tue, 07 May 2019 17:07:47 +0000 https://www.madmommy.ca/?p=1732#comment-781 i agree with you ; when they are younger, there is a thrill and accomplishment they have in just participating so i do feel that those medals/awards are deserved but having one special award for being something more does push them without feeling bad …
and learning to lose gracefully yet always doing their best is what i try to emphasize with my kids as well

]]> https://www.madmommy.ca/participation-medal/#comment-780 Tue, 07 May 2019 16:44:37 +0000 https://www.madmommy.ca/?p=1732#comment-780 It is definitely important for kids to learn its okay to lose.

]]> https://www.madmommy.ca/participation-medal/#comment-778 Tue, 07 May 2019 13:50:51 +0000 https://www.madmommy.ca/?p=1732#comment-778 I think you are right in your approach. Sometimes little kids need incentive to participate and to be involved with a sport or activity. However, as they get older and begin to understand the world better, it’s an important lesson to learn that not everybody is a winner. The best in life doesn’t get handed to you on a silver platter and if you want to win, you need to push yourself to the best of your abilities, come up with strategies and just do it. There’s a generation out there that includes many who were never taught this by their parents, teachers and coaches (some got lucky at home with smart parents like you!). As a Gen-X, we never had the participation medal. We had to fight to get to the winners circle. And perhaps we’re better for it.

]]> https://www.madmommy.ca/participation-medal/#comment-777 Tue, 07 May 2019 12:46:38 +0000 https://www.madmommy.ca/?p=1732#comment-777 I love this so much! You’re right, there is definitely a time, place and age when a participation medal is ok. Young kids who have earned it, absolutely. Older kids who need to be “appreciated” for playing but not winning is not. Kids need to learn how to lose, it’s a part of life. We are setting them up to fail if we raise them believing otherwise.

]]> https://www.madmommy.ca/participation-medal/#comment-776 Tue, 07 May 2019 03:58:13 +0000 https://www.madmommy.ca/?p=1732#comment-776 We plan in enrolling our two kids in a local soccer team that is noncompetitive and doesn’t keep track of score.. not sure if they do a participation medal!

]]> https://www.madmommy.ca/participation-medal/#comment-775 Tue, 07 May 2019 03:44:16 +0000 https://www.madmommy.ca/?p=1732#comment-775 Thank you for writing this.
I am not a big fan of participation awards for so many reasons. When my son was younger he would get an award for being top in the class, then another kid would get an award for “trying hard” and he would get so upset because he felt his achievement was not the same as the other kids.
If you win you win, you are the best on that day in that moment and that should be celebrated.

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