Win and lose, wisdom for children
How well you know victory! Winning a match, a tournament or a game is a party for everyone and especially for children. However, as important as celebrating victory is knowing how to lose and also doing it with dignity. This is a value that must be taught to children, because in the same way that we
How well you know victory! Winning a match, a tournament or a game is a party for everyone and especially for children. However, as important as celebrating victory is knowing how to lose and also doing it with dignity. This is a value that must be taught to children, because in the same way that we have to respect rivals, we must be aware of our own virtues.
Getting angry after losing is something normal, it is not just a matter of children and putting the famous phrase of consolation into practice 'the important thing is to participate' is a challenge that requires effort and will on the part of each one. For children it is even more difficult because they do not have the emotional maturity necessary to control their feelings, they are very egocentric because of their condition as children, they want to be the center of attention of all those around them and they do not carry well that of not getting the desired .
Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose
Sometimes, children turn their playing field, be it a court or a playground, into a battlefield. Everyone wants to take the lead, to decide what to play, the formation of the teams, the rules of the game ... So, before starting to play they have already become small bossy, potential leaders who like to decide what is played, how and with whom? Once inside the game, some get to cheat to get away with it and win at all costs, but winning or losing does not depend only on oneself, it is generally a team effort, to which each one must contribute their granite of sand and luck is a chance that also plays, sometimes in favor and sometimes against.
Having a bad loss leads some children to not want to participate in matches or competitions when they suspect that they will lose, abandon and blame the coach or any other responsible for their complaints. We agree that losing with a smile is very complicated, but far from that ideal almost unattainable for the human condition, especially talking about children, it is important to teach our children a degree of tolerance to frustration so that the world Do not sink to your feet when you do not achieve what you want. In this difficult task of educating children, it is essential that they understand unas that sometimes they win and others lose
, that not knowing how to lose will win the antipathy of their peers and that being a cheater to achieve victory will only get that others hang the poster and prefer not to play with him because he does not practice fair play. To achieve these goals, it is essential that children get used to hearing the word, not because they do not educate, that they know the true meaning of the word respect, that it will avoid the humiliation and ridicule of the loser, and that your example will serve as a roadmap for the behavior of the child in the future. Winning a few times and losing othersis the price for enjoying a shared activity
. Marisol Nuevo.Guiainfantil.com
