Personal Injury Law

Rubin Navarrette has it right - Don't rescue those looking for a participation trophy. Let litigation teach them a lesson.

By Steve Lombardi

I read an article written by Ruben Navarrette titled, Americans' sense of entitlement is main threat to economy, as reprinted in the Des Moines Register and find the subject along the lines of what I've been complaining about for too long and parents don't seem to get. For over ten years I coached soccer and refused the "make all kids feel good about themselves" by handing out participation trophies. Not that some parents didn't bring them to the team banquet and hand them out but as a coach I refused to participate in doing so. Pop psychology is fun to read but Mother's sense of letting me feel bad about losing in Little League is better medicine for character development.

Full post as published by Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer on January 29, 2008 (boomark / email).