Winning and Losing.

[Grauntie Mag]

Do you let your GCs win at games every time? I don't. Am I a meanie?

[Gemini]

My instinct is to let them win, but I know it's not right to, so I let them win more times than me, but not all the time
As they get older of course this changes, and they will probably beat us anyway!

[Plantaholic]

If they are loosing badly then I would let them win a game to keep their enthusiasm to play board games and learn how to win
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[Clover]

When they were younger I' m afraid I did. Now they're older and condescend to playing with poor old Nana it's on equal terms. They usually win fair and square anyway!

[Oma]

I did the same as Clover now the boys can beat me no problem youngest i still let win but she's not quite 4 yet 😊

[Mimi]

We only to let them win when they are learning to play and understand the rules of the game. Now they usually beat me in most games we play

[aggie]

I managed to put eldest GS off dominoes by beating him once ! He plays Chess , but I can't , so he is happy he was 8 at the time of the Dominoes debacle , now he is 14 and a head taller than me maybe it is better letting him win

[Grauntie Mag]

I ask because GC3 who is 4 is a terrible loser. He has a huge temper tantrum if he loses but tries to manipulate the rules so he wins. Whilst we are very good at ignoring his paddy I feel he has to learn that he can't always have it his way. DD often gives in for the sake of peace and obviously she hates to see him upset. I have tried to explain to him that others won't want to play with him if he behaves badly but I'm not sure he listened.
Oh well, he'll find out when he goes to school in September I suppose, he seems fine at Play school.

[Nanto2girls]

When they were little we used to let them win sometimes, but hubby used to say they have to learn that they can't always win.

[Gemini]

I ask because GC3 who is 4 is a terrible loser. He has a huge temper tantrum if he loses but tries to manipulate the rules so he wins. Whilst we are very good at ignoring his paddy I feel he has to learn that he can't always have it his way. DD often gives in for the sake of peace and obviously she hates to see him upset. I have tried to explain to him that others won't want to play with him if he behaves badly but I'm not sure he listened.
Oh well, he'll find out when he goes to school in September I suppose, he seems fine at Play school.

Grauntie, he sounds a lot like my 4 year old grandson!

[Grauntie Mag]

That's a comfort Gem. He's an absolute sweetie otherwise but he knows how to push his mother's buttons.🙄 She has an up and coming terrible twos too! I fear for her hair...!!

[Daisy]

I've always believed in letting them win often enough to build their confidence and keep their interest. But then along came GD1, and she argued black was white that I was cheating but she was actually changing the rules to suit her position. I chose what was probably the worst stance and insisted on the correct rules. The tantrum was like the coming of the end of the world! Then I made it even worse by laughing. I've now learned that you don't try to jolly GD1 out of a tantrum - but I find it hard to take any game seriously! By the way, the game that caused all the trouble was noughts and crosses!!

GM - oh dear, your DD is in for an interesting time with a super-competitive DS1 and a terrible twos as well.