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Competition is necessary to build strong character in young people. Looking around playgrounds these days, you see children playing. You see two of them racing across the gras...read more
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by John Bogan
Sure there is going to be disappointment in competition, but that does not mean competition hurts children. I remember when I was a kid I ran in a two-mile race for a track tea...read more
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by Renee Lash
When did we all decide mediocrity is acceptable? Somewhere along the way that is exactly what we as a society have done. Denying children the opportunity to compete with each ot...read more
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Competition can certainly be helpful to children, but competition can also be harmful if the drive for said competition is directed from parent to child, in conflict with the ch...read more
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by Dee Cain
Competition is indeed good for our adolescents. It builds character and prepares them for life. It teaches them to give their best while learning to deal with disappointing mome...read more
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by Sean Curtis
Whether we like to admit it or not, life is a competition. We are all striving to get better at something. In some cases it's material, such as a new house or car, and in other ...read more
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by Alisha Link
It seems to me that taking away a competitive environment for kids would only be detrimental. How will they learn to cope with failure? How will they learn to rise above and o...read more
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by Sean Rees
Without exposing children to competition, without educating a child about the importance of success, you are raising a child ill-equipped to deal with the harsh realities of the...read more
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Goal! Touchdown! Home run! These timeless words echo through the generations. When did they become a bad thing? The answer is, they weren't a bad thing in the first place, and t...read more
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Does competition help young people? The answer is yes, of course it does. Children, first experience competition within the boundaries of their own family. It is common knowledg...read more
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by Matthew Soo
"Competition is what keeps me playing the psychological warfare of matching skill against skill and wit against wit." -Lou Brock,...read more
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by Drive-
If competition is unhealthy, then why are there ratings for all of these Helium articles? Some might say because it is mostly adults writing them. If that is the case, how can a...read more
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by McJess
If competition does anything for young people, it helps prepare them for their future as a productive adult. Sometimes, competition does hurt...especially if you were the child...read more
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As a teacher and a mother I feel that it is not competition itself that may harm young people, it is the way they are prepared by their parents and their teachers to deal with c...read more
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Competition, within reasonable limits, is not only healthy, but vital for a young person's readiness to succeed in life. To deny this is to ignore the nature of the world we inh...read more
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by Dave Darby
Many times in my life coaching work, I get to work with parents looking to develop a healthier image/esteem/confidence in their kids. Many times, they will want definitive answ...read more
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Competition does help young people. It helps them to develop as a matured individual. As long as the competition is done in the proper context, like as to develop certain abilit...read more
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Regardless of which side of the fence you choose to stand on in this debate, competition in life is inevitible. My Southern opinion is not only does it help our young people, i...read more
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Competition is a fact of live... the sooner a child learns this, the better. Now, I'm not saying we should be callous as parents and promote some kind of kill or be killed attit...read more
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Does Competition Help or Hurt Young People There is no yes or no answer to this question it is a gray area. There are many variables to consider for one age. Young children...read more
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by Randy Browne
Ancient China has a number of sayings about competition. To name just a few (from memory; not claimed to be direct quotes) .... (1) "Seeking great honor often results in no h...read more
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by Sana Fatima
The beliefs and views of modern society and the people living in it varies greatly from person to person. By the time an individual matures from a young child to an adult, they ...read more
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by Amelia Love
One of my favorite childhood stories is of a society that strives to make everyone average. Ballerina dancers wear weights on their legs to make them awkward and clumsy. Telev...read more
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by Martine
Nowadays competitive natures being raised in adolescents are hurting their futures. Why? What could possibly make something so factual about life be hurting the youth of tomorro...read more
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by Matei Monica
A View for Tomorrow. We live in a world of competition... When it comes to decide if a competition or another hurts the answer is Yes. Yes for the moment when the spirit is ...read more
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Every time I am placed in a competition setting I seem to lose my strength. I can feel this uneasiness in my guts. Competition turns EVERYONE and that could be your best friend,...read more
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by Ethel Smith
Let's face the facts, competition can be both good and bad. It all depends on the character of an individual and how they value one another. Young people are taught at an early ...read more
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I take it by the title that competition with others is what is being discussed here. Competition with others take away ones full potential. Competition with yourself on the othe...read more
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Competition not only harms the young it harms society. I recently had to decide between 2 software suppliers. Their products were fairly similar, pricing not too far apart ...read more
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Encouraging children to be competitive so they can deal with the reality of life sends the message that there is not enough in life to go around. There are appropriate places fo...read more
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by Melba Dagan
Competition is the underlying theme in all school activities, whether academic or athletic. But is this a good thing to teach our young people? In fact, is it good for anyone?...read more
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This pseudo-dichotomy very closely resembles a similar debate that has been had here and in on-line and in-the-flesh exchanges for generations - that of rigor versus nurture. M...read more
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by Tonya Bailey
Competition all to commonly becomes harmful to young people. It is especially harmful when overzealous parents become involved. People are always focusing on trying to be better...read more
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I think it hurts them because life is not a competition.You don't want them to be too competitive.Because if they lose their gonna think they are stupid and don't know anything....read more
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by Mike Mian
Let's first define the meaning of competition. Competition is the attainment of a results by different individuals or groups, measured either objectively or subjectively, where ...read more
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by Swan Herbert
While it is a course of wisdom to study the contributions of others as well as their approaches used to attain success, competing for superiority within the status-quo can be a ...read more
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by Tom Wall
compettition leaves scars 1 my past is full of pain and mental suffering from competition! School for me was a real nightmare! Test days made me sick! I would tell my moth...read more
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