Why Do Children Become Successful?

As I played on my baseball team we lost all fourteen games. We had a team pizza party where we received a trophy from the coach and the team mom. I asked myself why are we getting a trophy we didn’t win anything. Children in today’s society are expected to receive some sort of recognition either a trophy or ribbon of some sorts. Parents want their children to feel that they are successful in all they do. They also make them play a sport or participate in activities, and for doing such should get something in return. This created a culture of trophy entitled children. According to the Washington post,” around 70% of kids stop playing sports at the age of thirteen.” This makes them feel like they have conquered the sport because they receive

Parents are supposed to be supportive of their children, however they must be truthful with them as well. By giving the false sense of success opens up problems when they go off to college. They walk up to a professor or coach with the expectation that they will get credit for participating in class or getting to make the team just for trying out. “In fact, a study earlier this year found that children whose parents overvalued them were more likely to develop narcissistic traits.” According to

In the past kids had to earn the spot on the team or their lettermen’s jacket by working hard and making the cut. Today everyone who wants one can get without working for it. Our society has made a generation where everyone is equal and that no one is better than someone else. By doing this it makes our generation not having to work hard for recognition. We just show up and get it. Right now you are probably disagreeing with me. You probably thought it helps boost the confidence, or they have something to play for. Yes I somewhat agree with you, but every child can get confidence in many different ways. They don’t need to get a trophy for participation. Maybe their coach says “good job, Billy.” Maybe even a pat on the back. It would not be the end of the world by not receiving a trophy at the sports banquet. My dad has always said “ Everything we do in life is a graded event”. We need to push ourselves in everything we do. We won’t always get the pat on