on 19-04-2014 08:43 PM
on 19-04-2014 08:47 PM
on 19-04-2014 08:52 PM
winning what?
on 19-04-2014 08:55 PM
Do you want them taught that winning is bad?
on 19-04-2014 08:57 PM
I don't have kids but if I did I would... I wouldn't be hard on them if they didn't win all the time but it is nice to win.. People wouldn't participate in competetive sports if they didn't want to win...
on 19-04-2014 09:02 PM
19-04-2014 09:23 PM - edited 19-04-2014 09:23 PM
on 19-04-2014 09:24 PM
My daughter was a competive dressage rider.
I never ever praised her more for winning than I did for coming third or for just performing well.
I didn't just praise her. I praised her and her horse equally.
She was always the first go to the winner/s to congratulate them and talk about their horses.
I raised her to understand t is nice to win, but it isn't the be all and end all of competition..
on 19-04-2014 09:36 PM
Of course you have to teach children that winning is good otherwise they would have no reason to compete. There is nothing wrong with winning, it is all about how they behave when they win (or lose).
But it is also important to teach them that winning is not everything, coming second or third or even last is not to be upset about so long as they gave it their all..
on 19-04-2014 09:36 PM