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If children can't handle competition when it's necessary, or take some criticism, or never strive to be better because their parents inadvertently programmed them to believe they are already the best even when they're not, then they are in for some serious shocks and bumps down the road.

— LZ Granderson

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Some parents believe that competition helps prepare children to succeed. Others fear that their children will not be able to handle failure.

— Bill Dedman

I think some parents fall into a trap, teaching their kids that everything is always perfect and everyone is always a winner.

— Summer Sanders

You can coddle your child and tell them, 'You're the best no matter what.' But in the end, when they go out into the real world, I think it's pretty tough out there and other children are cruel.

— Amy Chua

There is such pressure on kids these days to be the best at everything.

— Shirley Henderson

Unfortunately, kids are led to believe things are easier to achieve than they really are.

— Buzz Aldrin

I think every parent takes more pleasure in seeing their child succeed than seeing themselves succeed.

— Jerry Reinsdorf

Very gifted people, they win and they win, and they are told that they win because they are a winner. That seems like a positive thing to tell children, but ultimately, what that means is when they lose, it must make them a loser.

— Joshua Waitzkin

Children are a house's enemy. They don't mean to be - they just can't help it. It's their enthusiasm, their energy, their naturally destructive tendencies.

— Delia Ephron

✗Opposing Perspectives

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

— Maya Angelou

Kids can really get better quickly. Here's another thing I would like to say: Kids should never be coached by their parents, ever. They should be as natural as possible.

— Allison Jones