Everyone must love being noticed. Or gaining recognition, like getting trophies or medals. I do not know about you, but I only like it when I earn it. I do not just want it to be given to me because I showed up, they mean nothing. In the passages, “Participation Trophies Send a Dangerous Message” written by Betty Berden and “Participation Trophies Send a Powerful Message” written by Parker Abate, both authors express their feelings about how they feel about participation trophies. People should not just get participation trophies for just showing up. Children should not just get a trophy for showing up or participating. In “Participation Trophies Send a Dangerous Message” says, “They do not mean much to be because I know that identical awards …show more content…
In “In Youth Sports, Participation Trophies Send a Powerful Message” they state, “Self-esteem is a big part of one’s childhood. Watching a peer receive a trophy and not receiving one yourself can be degrading. Any kind of honor can make a young kid feel as if he or she meant something to the team, and that can boost the child’s self –confidence.” Basically, when a child gets a trophy and other children do not, that can hurt the child. They can begin to think “Oh I am not good enough to get a trophy” or “I do not need to keep playing this sport”, and just negative thoughts. So, when they do get a trophy, it gives them positive thoughts in their head. Children do not need to think negative thoughts at such a young age, so people need to give reasons for children to think positively. They take so much time out of their day to make sure they are somewhat good at a sport. “These kids dedicate time, effort and enthusiasm, and they deserve to have something tangible to make them feel that their participation was worthwhile.” They come home from school; they practice. They wake up early to practice. They base their whole lives on their sport. So, a trophy will just help them remember all the times that they could have gone to the mall with their friends, went swimming, shopping, slept in, was all worth it. You also must remember that children do not always get what