Poll: Is competition good for a kid?

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I answered yes but I feel that some parents push their child too much. Being competitive is great with boundaries. Losing is ok too, you cant always win in life.

posted by Melanie on 05/14/2009 02:24 PM

Yes it is but not too much and not with siblings. I would hate to see my kids competing negatively or hatefully with each other. If it was all in good fun like a badmitten game in the back yard that would be ok but nothing too rough. I think that children need something in their lifes like dancing or sports or even choir or band, I belive it helps keep them out of troubble and helps prepare them for the future. I think that a child should be able to pick their own activity and change it if they want as long as they dont keep wanting to swich from one expensive thing to another, but they should be told that they will have to be in some extracurricular activites, if they would like to have a job instead providing they were old enough to have one that is ok too. I always was told I had to do something or be in something, so was my husband that was our family's rules and I think it was good for both of us.

posted by Heather on 05/16/2009 03:39 PM

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