Son: I’m going to be very sad at the end of sports camp this time.
Mum: Why?
Son: Because there’s no wristbands, medals or trophy now – they don’t do that anymore.
Mum: Why don’t they do that anymore?
Son: Because the Coach has got a boss now and he says, “Don’t give out wristbands, medals or trophies at the end because it wastes too much time!”
Mum: Oh dear. And do you think they should carry on giving them out?
Son: Yes, because it’s a good thing for children.
Mum: Why is it a good thing?
Son: Because there are people who haven’t got them yet – like James – it’s not fair for him, he hasn’t got anything – no wristband, no medal, no trophy, nothing. They don’t do any of it now, and he just REALLY wants a wristband, a medal or a trophy! What I really want from there is a wristband.
Mum: Do you try harder if there’s wristbands, medals and trophies at the end?
Son: Yes, we have to work REALLY hard if we want to get one. In the olden days when I didn’t get anything I worked SO hard and I didn’t get anything so I just gave up – I just worked normally. Until eventually I found out that I still wouldn’t get anything, so I gave up from working normally. Then one day I decided to try again and that’s when I got a medal. And then the next time I tried even more and that’s when I got the trophy.
Mum: And how did you feel when they said they weren’t going to give them out any more?
Son: It shocked me so much that I felt angry to hear the news that they didn’t give out wristbands, medals or trophies anymore and to this day, I am still a little upset. I gave up being angry though, because the more you’re angry the less things you’ll get – do you know that?
Mum: That’s true. So, do you work hard when you go to sports camp now?
Son: Now it doesn’t matter if you work hard, because they don’t give out trophies or medals anymore.
Mum: But DO you?
Son: A little bit.
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