Speaking of which, in America in Child sports I hear there can no longer be a winner and loser? That's setting the children up for failure. Any semblance of reality once they reach adulthood and they won't be able to cope
I think we would need to determine at what age do participation trophies stop. Lets say they stop at 9 years old, then kids will have experienced enough loss by the time they reach adulthood to cope with reality. Not to mention that children will experience profound loss in other areas of life such as the death of family members or friends, parental divorce or death, failed grades, bullying, failed relationships, etc, not to mention all different forms of trauma (physical abuse, sexual abuse, etc.). To believe that participation trophies will not prepare them for reality or loss is fundamentally false, considering children will experience loss and reality in more deeper, profound ways, which will inevitably force them to deal with life. It's a little ridiculous to believe that receiving a participation trophy will not prepare them for reality when they will have to face reality and loss in other ways. The above experiences I mentioned will leave a much more deeper mark on them compared to whether or not they receive a participation trophy.
