Originally Posted by passthepotatoes
Originally Posted by Floridama
I think there is a difference in being proud because your child accomplished something and being proud because he accomplished something faster than someone else.
And, a difference between accomplishments that come through lots of hard work and ones that come with just as a part of the natural process of development.
I got a little testy with one teacher because she refused to give an academic award to our son for math because she felt he didn't have to work as hard as the others to accomplish what he did. I didn't push it, but I was really steamed by the notion that his achievement somehow didn't count and didn't deserve recognition simply because he expended less effort in reaching the goal.

What a heck of a thing to teach a child.

Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house. - Fran Lebowitz