Study: Those Participation Trophies Aren’t Doing Kids Any Good | Intellectual Takeout

Study: Those Participation Trophies Aren’t Doing Kids Any Good | Intellectual Takeout:
"The millennial generation has accumulated a number of different names, one of the most scathing being the “participation trophy” generation.
The name gives a nod to the consolation prizes which have long sought to boost the self-esteem of children unable to land a first, second, or third place trophy.
Unearned praise, we seem to have determined, is necessary to ensure that children don’t get depressed and fall further behind their peers.
But as it turns out, the opposite may be true..."
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