tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11933153.post112638537723974272..comments2023-09-07T07:53:45.095-05:00Comments on Daydreams and Musings: Sore loserSlackerMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584147672732422546noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11933153.post-1126642824013349982005-09-13T15:20:00.000-05:002005-09-13T15:20:00.000-05:00Sandra - I forgot to mention how much I dislike ch...Sandra - I forgot to mention how much I dislike cheating! I agree, maybe being the victim of sore losers is the best way to be cured of being one yourself.<BR/><BR/>Landismom - With some of the little kid games (Candyland or Chutes and Ladders), I'm not sure how I could let them win without letting them cheat. We played the matching game a lot and (despite my strong statements about not letting kids win) there were times when I purposely didn't make a match when I could have. Otherwise the game would've been over way too fast. Truth is, before long I had to really try to win! They both kick my butt in the memory department.SlackerMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584147672732422546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11933153.post-1126479142916168562005-09-11T17:52:00.000-05:002005-09-11T17:52:00.000-05:00When my daughter first started learning to play bo...When my daughter first started learning to play board games, I would let her win sometimes. If she followed the rules and kept straight everything that she was supposed to do, I would let her win (how often--maybe 1 out of 3), partly because I wanted her to see that doing so paid off. We did make her do the 'good game' thing too, partly because I was worried about her being a good winner, not just not being a sore loser.<BR/><BR/>At this point (she's nearly 6), I don't let her beat me if I can help it, unless it's a game that she's just learning, and I want to make sure that she understands how to play.landismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328094347362872558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11933153.post-1126400835559145002005-09-10T20:07:00.000-05:002005-09-10T20:07:00.000-05:00I don't know. I think it's OK to let kids win once...I don't know. I think it's OK to let kids win once in a while, but it shouldn't become the norm, and they have to learn to lose, too.<BR/><BR/>Both my kids have had a real hard time with losing. My daughter did finally learn to lose gracefully at about age 7 or so. My son is 9 and he still has problems. If he starts being a sore sport we put the game away or kick him out of the game and continue without him. <BR/><BR/>Many of the kids my son plays with lately in our apartment complex are really sore sports and they are cheaters, too. He is appalled by the cheating, and I hope he can learn to reject the whole sore loser mentality. He comes home complaining about them and we talk about it. Being the "victim" of poor sportmanship might be the best way for him to see what's wrong with it.Choco Piehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249035692859813704noreply@blogger.com