This article addresses the ongoing controversy of participation trophies in youth sports. The controversial question is: should we give our children trophies just because they showed up? A sport psychologist approached this debate by claiming that we are asking the wrong question, as trophies can be bad for both winners and losers. This statement is backed by studies claiming that external rewards have a negative effect on one’s commitment to the actual activity. People who degrade participation trophies are often the same ones who teach their children that life has both winners and losers. Science, on the other hand, contests this philosophy of winners and losers by suggesting that children need to be praised on process and not results. This
