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Heidi Scrimgeour

I'm a parenting expert - here's why Sports Day IS for winners and losers, and shouldn't be a non-competitive woke fest

A small girl runner crossing finish line in a race competitive in nature.

Should school sports days be competitive? It's a debate that kicks off every single year as working parents beg for time off to watch their kids get rewarded for not winning races. Surely it's time to ditch this woke madness and bring back good, old-fashioned competitive sports days for kids?

Sports day: two words that can strike terror into the hearts of kids and parents alike. Will your kid’s class nemesis crush them in the egg-and-spoon race? Will your boss make you feel weird about asking for time off to watch small children run around with their legs tied together? And will the whole thing get rained off at the last minute anyway, forcing you into the awkward position of having to ask for yet another day off?

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