Participation trophies, long the target of mockery, are often blamed for all that ails "kids today." What if they are actually powerful tools to keep children emotionally healthy?

Trophies should be given out for first, second and third; participation should be recognized, but celebrated with words and a pat on the back rather than a trophy. NYTimes.com no longer supports ...

Participation awards have been around for at least 100 years, but lately they have come under fire—perhaps most notably when Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison returned his sons ...

To others, “participation trophies,” send the wrong message. And, somehow, they’ve been linked to a long list of things that people say are wrong with the country.

I was organizing my room and noticed that one of the shelves was overflowing with trophies. As I was starting to feel proud about my accomplishments, my parents asked me to clean out the shelf and … ...

'The Five' co-hosts discuss three state senators from North Carolina introducing legislation to ban participation trophies for children and Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson's thoughts on homework.

Is there a debate sillier than the one over “participation trophies”? Like an out-of-shape benchwarmer, our intermittent national bicker over the appropriate reasons to award hardware to young ...

Biden, instead, is handing out participation trophies for some of the worst people in the swamp in his final weeks in office. Former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and Democratic Mississippi ...

Biden Awards Participation Trophies to Failed Establishment. Jeet Heer, The Nation January 6, 2025. AP.

Participation trophies, long the target of mockery, are often blamed for all that ails "kids today." What if they are actually powerful tools to keep children emotionally healthy?