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There's no doubt that appreciation and recognition are critical to our self-esteem and feelings of self- worth, but can there be too much of a good thing? Some say that today it seems like everyone gets a participation medal of some sort, whether kids getting medals for just being on a team or adults getting plaques and certificates for doing their jobs. Others say that providing more achievable recognition can give kids and adults alike a stronger feeling of appreciation and connection to their team and/or job. Answer the follow questions for this discussion whether you think too much self-esteem can really happen? Does society reward people for doing normal, daily activities? How about kids? Is this good or bad? What sort of effect do you think these types of awards will have on kids in the long-run

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Too-much self esteem and Self Esteem has a very thin line of difference. Children or even their parents may not realise when did their child cross their level of self esteem and went towards the negative path of too much self esteem.

The above condition could happen when children while growing up develop an unwarranted sense of entitlement and a false-elevated sense of self and self worth. Children tend to believe that they are special in a comparative way.

One major way that paves this route to too much self esteem is an over dose of appreciation and recognition which a person gets since childhood. Due to this, they develop a feeling where they tend to believe that they do not need further improvements in their performances.

Now thinking about this situation from a societal point of view, it is quite evident that in ones day to day life, receiving constant appreciations is not possible. There are bad days and failures. Even in case of kids, when they are outside the protected veil of their parents and schools, they may have to face certain instances of failures such as losing a running race competition or scoring lower grades in assessments.

Failures are never bad. However, if a person does not realise the importance of his/her failure because they have anyway received a certificate of appreciation, then the person would not get motivated to strive for better performance. Therefore, it is advisable to have wise recognition and appreciation plans for children as well as for adults so that they do not lose track of reality.

In the long run, these over doses of appreciation would create unwanted pride in children when they grow up. Also, they might find it difficult to cope with the real life problems which calls for dealing with failure and losses. They may not be good team players and might develop negative emotions of jealousy and anger.

Therefore, rewards and recognitions are a beautiful idea for healthy growth of children as long as it is monitored within limits.

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