Comments on: You’re All Special, Wonderful, Winners

By: SPECIAL GOLD

SPECIAL GOLD — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:39:08 +0000

COOL THIS PLACE ..

By: Deana

Deana — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:09:12 +0000

Very Well written and I totally agree. Our kids will not benefit from this kind of “protection”. Life comes with dissappointments and the sooner they learn to deal with them the better. Great blogging!

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:14:39 +0000

Just found this after Be a Good Mom posted a link. And I’m glad to have read it; I utterly agree. I have a two-year old boy and we’re just beginning to have to deal with this at some of his peers’ parties.

Hey, when I was young there wasn’t a little prize in every layer of pass the parcel. And the big prize in the middle wouldn’t necessarily go to the birthday boy/girl either, as seems to happen these days.

(PS: as you can see I messed up my link first time. Feel free to delete my first comment!)

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:12:10 +0000

Just found this after posted a link. And I’m glad to have read it; I utterly agree. I have a two-year old boy and we’re just beginning to have to deal with this at some of his peers’ parties.

By: IzzyMom

IzzyMom — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:12:52 +0000

Someone linked to this post which made me want to go back and re-read it…

This is the funniest fucking comment. Sorry if I didn’t tell you that before. (your medal is in the mail!)

By: Stumbled | Be A Good Mom

Stumbled | Be A Good Mom — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:01:32 +0000

[...] like this lady, at least based on her one post about there being too many winners these days. I would let Geetle [...]

By: Graco Heart to Heart Blog - Graco’s Monthly Nods - September

Graco Heart to Heart Blog - Graco’s Monthly Nods - September — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:44:00 +0000

[...] Trice - IzzyMom - You’re All Special, Wonderful Winners My son isn’t at an age where we have “everyone wins” awards. But, I have heard of [...]

By: Devilish Southern Belle

Devilish Southern Belle — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:46:25 +0000

Got here via StumbleUpon, and I definitely agree!

I have teenagers, and have seen this more in the elementary school-aged group than the higher years. I think at some point it starts to even out, where winners/achievers are recognized and rewarded (in my sons’ school sports programs, anyway) and those that want to win know they have to try harder next time.

By: Amy Trice from Graco

Amy Trice from Graco — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:24:20 +0000

Great post! You hit the nail on the head with this one. I was hoping the “everyone wins” trend was going to fade away. Unfortunately, it looks like it’s here to stay.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:06:13 +0000

I know I am a bit late with this comment (and I am not a regular commenter, but having just surfed across it, I just have to say I absolutely agree! I have been lamenting this myself of late but haven’t got round to blogging it. (When I do, I will link, because you have it SPOT ON.) Trophymania - everyone’s got to have one… Trophies for just turning up?! For your parents paying for your registration to play in a team for a season? One of my kids ended up with three trophies for one season of netball (extremely popular women’s sport in Aust.) One for playing in the team. One for being minor premiers (for coming in top of the ladder…) but then, after losing the grand final, a runners up trophy. (And never mind the environmental factor - the ever increasing demand to manufacture pieces of dust collecting junk that actually don’t mean anything!)

The world is going mad.