james harrison. >> reporter: he's one of the toughest linebackers in football. pittsburg steelerson is known for his explosive play. but when it comes to tackling parenting, he's proving he's just as fierce. when his two sons came home with so-called participation trophies, he blew the whistle writing on instagram while i'm very proud of them for everything they do and will encourage them till the day i die, these will be given back till they earn a real trophy. i'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe they're entitled to something just because they tried their best ending the post with #harrison family values. responses lighting up social media. most in agreement, posting comments such as great message. kids today don't know what the reward for hard work is. while few are calling foul writing. you're their dad. it's your decision but i couldn't disagree more. >> for some children, participation was a struggle so a participation trophy can be great for them. for other children, they simply need to learn sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. >> reporte

and pittsburgh steeler james harrison is getting a lot of attention for action off the field. >> he postedipating in a sporting event. those are going back, harrison says, until his boys earn a real trophy. >> he writes, i'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best. he's getting mostly positive reaction to all of this on social media so far. >> sorry, dad, i'm not an nfl player. sorry. >> yet. >>> next up, tetris. you remember that? it can apparently help cut down on cravings. you heard that correctly. cravings. >> playing tetris can cut urges for cigarettes, alcohol, food, even sex and sleeping. craving involves imagining something visually. >> playing tetris occupies the same mental process. you have to make a choice. tetris or sex. figure it out. >> i'm going to stay away from that one. moving on to the next story. many big brothers wired to be annoying. but, one guy in california takes it to a whole new level. and it is going viral. >> we want you the meet 29-year-old brian anderson. he's enterta

james harrison announced he will return his son's participation trophy. abc's ryan smith has a look at the reaction online. >> james harrison. one of the toughest linebackers in football. pittsburgh steeleres harrison is known for his explosive play. >> get the sack, it's james harrison. reporter: when it comes to tackling parenting the veteran player proving he is just as fierce. when his two sons came home with so-called participation trophies, harrison blew the whistle. kimberly: we need to break into this press conference here. you can see chief lanier and the mayor of our fair city talking about crime in the district. let's listen? >> where illegal guns might be and how they can be recovered by the police department. and information about the $25,000 reward. that the department offers for any information leading to arrest for homicide. >> we'll start rolling through the video again. i will try and walk you through what we have put together. this is video from several places. i will dry to describe -- try to describe where the video is from and what it is connected to and what we're looking for. i will start off. all the video that we will show you here in this case is related to the

that is the message from pittsburgh steelers linebacker james harrison.k to instagram saying he returned two awards his boys received saying he is proud of them but will not keeping trophies they don't earn. i am not sorry for thinking everything in life should be earned and i am not raising two boys to be men by making them believe they are entitled to something just because they tried their best. sometimes your best is not enough and that should drive you to want to do better. i think that is a beautiful sentiment. and this is the right message from an nfl player who is obviously involved in his kids' lives. that is what you want to hear, isn't it? >> my kids get the participation trophies and i couple it with the message you know everybody got one of those. >> harris, wow. >> debby >> you and i have been to events together. not all parents show up. sometimes when they show up they are not paying attention and some kids need to be told you count, you matter, it is okay to do your best. i feel sorry for them because it is not the message that should be e

. >>> pittsburgh steeler james harrison knows what its like to work hard.ade it into in the nfl and helped his team win two super bowls so when his son came home with two trophies for simply participating, he posted that. everything in life should be earned. i'm not about to raise two boys to be men making them believe they're entitled to something because they tried their best. it should drive you to want to do better. >> agreed. >> it's going viral. >> for good reason. >> dana, you're a bit of a graduation grinch, are you not? >> i am. i don't have children, so take this with a grain of salt. you have two lovely daughters, and i love them. i'm not for any graduation but for high school and college. you're expected to graduate from ki kindergarten and fifth grade and eighth grade. i think he's absolutely right and his boys will do better in life because generation x is at a point where we can be managers. we're having to manage them. generation x cannot get along that well with millennials in the workplace for a reason. nobody gave us a trophy for finishin

pittsburgh steeler james harrison is known for explosive plays. >> james harrison. >> when it comes tong veteran player is proving he is just as fierce. when his two sons came home with so-called participation trophies harrison blew the whistle writing while i am proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them until the day i die these trophies will be given back until they earn a real trophy. i will not make them believe they are entitled to something just because they tried their best ending the post with harrison family values cht responses lighting up social media. most in agreement posting comments such as great message. kids today don't know what the reward for hard work is while few are calling you are their dad and your decision but i couldn't disagree more. >> for some children participation was a struggle so participation trophy can be great for them. for other children they need to learn sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. >> reporter: while he clearly likes to have fun with his boys he wants to teach them that life is not all fun and games. >> this is

pittsburgh steelers' linebacker james harrison is teaching his kids a lesson that is causing debate. he's making his sons, in elementary school, return any participation trophies they got claiming they didn't earn them. however, some parents see the value of an award as an incentive to try something new. >> the smile on their face is incredible. it's not a bad thing. >> as a psychologist, i have to tell you there are youngsters that need to be encouraged in any way possible. christina: harrison is proud of his boys and doesn't want them to feel entitled saying sometimes your best isn't enough and they should strive to want to do better. >>> do you love stevie wonder's music? can you get to central park within the next hour? get yourself together. we'll explain in the [music] christina: the legendary stevie wonder will be taking the stage in central park in an hour. it's his third concert of the day. he kicked off his tour promoting his fall tour at armory hall in washington, d.c., this morning. if you can't get to central park, he is returning for a gig at the guardian november 24th.

pittsburgh steeler james harrison is known for his explosive play. >> get the sack. >> reporter: when it comes to tackling parenting, veteran player is proving he's just as fierce. when his two sons came home with so-called participation trophies, harrison blew the whistle, writing while i am very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them until the day i die, these trophies will be given back until they earn a real trophy. i'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best. ending the post with, arrisonfamilyvalues. responses lighting up social media. most in agreement, posting comments such as, great message. kids today don't know what the reward for hard work is. while few are calling foul writing, you're their dad and it's your decision but i couldn't disagree more. >> for some children participation was a struggle so a participation trophy can be great for them. for other children they simply need to learn sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. >> reporter: and while he cl

pittsburgh steelers linebacker james harrison posted this picture on instagram. he says he is returning the trophies his two boys received saying they need to earn real ones. some people praised his actions but other were critical of harrison, saying the trophies encourage kid to work harder to earn another trophy. here at humana, we value sticking wi things. when something works, people stick with it. more people stick with humana medicare advantage. because we stick with them. humana medicare advantage. the plan people stick with. >>> ever wonder what the president of the united states listens to? well, the white house has released president obama's summer soundtrack on spotify. >> the president apparently having some hot fun in the summertime with sly and the family stone. he also likes justin timberlake and al green. you can hear a little bit in the background. you can check out a full list on our website, nbcnewyork.com. maybe it will give you some ideas. >> the timberlake surprised me. pretty cool. tonight starting at 5:00, what you can do if there's an inc

pittsburgh steelers linebacker james harrison posted this picture on instagram.e says these trophies were given to his sons for simply showing up and playing. harrison says while he supports his kids, the trophies should be earned. for maybe being the most valuable players. he plans to return to trophies. >>> the 49ers are making dozens of changes this season at levi's stadium for their fans. they cover everything from beer prices to parking. all beers will be a quarter less and bottles of water now cost $5 instead of $5.75. the 9ers have added additional exit lanes from the parking lots to try to remedy the postgame gridlock and the team also asked the nfl to do something about the schedule to keep fans from wilting in the heat. >> i like that idea. >>> now for a look at what's ahead on the cbs evening news. >> charlie rose sin new york. >> here at the cbs evening news, we're following the wildfire emergency in the west. more than 80 major fires are burning. danielle nottingham reports from a hard hit area in washington. feeling the heat. cameras teach firefight

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james harrison sparked a conversation with this post, saying he's returning his sons' participation trophies. >> james harrison! >> reporter: one of the toughest linebackers in football. pittsburgh steeler james harrison is known for his explosive play. when it comes to tackling parenting, veteran players proving he's just as fierce. when his two sons came home with so-called participation trophy, harrison blew the whistle. i'm very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them till the day i die, these trophies will be given back until they earn a real trophy. i'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best. ending the post with #harrisonfamilyvalues. responses lighting up social media. most in agreement. kids today don't know what the reward for hard work is. few with calling foul, writing you're their dd. it's your decision. but i couldn't disagree more. >> for some children, participation was a struggle. so a participation trophy can be great for them. for others, they need to learn sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. >> reporter: and while he clearly likes to have fun with h

absolutely love it. >> reporter: all it took was this instagram post by linebacker james harrison of the pittsburgh steelershow and when we reward our children. harrison's sons received trophies simply for participating in a sport. in the post, harrison vowed to return the trophies and said i'm not sorry for believing that everything in life should be earned. >> being able to work through that and cope with the emotions around that and to work harder, to persevere and push yourself, that is what develops grit. >> reporter: psychologist and author nicole lipkin explains that rewarding children for expected behavior can have life-long detrimental effect. >> what we're doing is taking away these lessons that they can learn during difficult times like for example, not getting a reward when they have tried their best. >> reporter: harrison also wrote sometimes your best is not enough and that should drive you to want to do better. >> i'm torn about this. >> reporter: parents dropping kids off for soccer camp in philadelphia had mixed feelings. >> on the one hand i understand when people say we coddle our childre

james harrison is wrong. participation trophies don't warp kids' outlook. perhaps this is news to james harrison, the pittsburgh steelers linebacker, who won't a recent instagram post who said he returned his kids' participation trophies because n they hadn't earned g them. kids always know the score, even when it's not being kept. and then the world went nuts. much of the sporting press laye nodded in solemn agreement as if a football player with a history of cheap shots is now somehow a paragon of proper parenting. others suggested millennials are singularly unable to cope these days because they grew up believing all those trophies they got for showing up warped their view of their own specialness. this is nonsense, eric brady writes. kids always know the fastest kid on the playground and the best players on their teams.wi they know the difference betwee. winning and losing and the distance between first place ant last. they do notuse grow up to beli they are winners in life just because they got a tin trophy for finishing fifth in rec mean league basketball. participation trophies were not thought up by kids, and th

. >>> pittsburgh steelers' linebacker james harrison does not believe in participation trophies and gaverophies back until they earned a real one. he said "i'm sorry not sorry for believing everything in life should be earned and i'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best. because sometimes your best is not enough and it should drive you to want to do better and not cry and whine until somebody gives you something to shut you up and keep you happy." well i agree. that's right. you can applaud him. i agree that participation trophies are ridiculous. i will go further. no trophies for any hides. the focus of achievement creates unnecessary stress for schoolwork and sports. and your kid is not that super smart or great of an athlete because they are a kid. sports are based on arbitrary age cutoffs so the ones who are achieving their birthday is close to the cutoff. so go to your room and no trophy for you. matt, you understand my point. kids should be kids and enough with the trophies. >> you are wr

. >> reporter: steelers linebacker james harrison announcing on instagram he is sending back his kids' participation trophies because they didn't earn them saying, quote, i am not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe they are entitled to something just because you tried your best. this father and son partly siding with the nfl player. >> i would agree that it really takes away from the competitiveness of sports because if you think about it, if everybody gets a trophy, everybody would think i don't need to do as much as everybody else. >> reporter: would you make him return one? >> no, i wouldn't make him return it. >> reporter: this mom from rich wood, new jersey, says her girls have gotten participation trophies. >> it's just like for fun. >> reporter: and it's a good thing. >> everyone is learning the sport and out there to have fun. so if you at the end of the season are excited to get a trophy, why not? >> reporter: so we know where some parents stand on the issue. but how many parents would have the heart to return their kids' trophy? >> do you think this guy

steelers linebacker james harrison posted a picture of his son's participation trophies.roud of his son, but he is sending them back because he did not earn them. they did not get first place so they don't deserve a trophy. we had a heated debate in the sports office, christine. where do you stand? should everybody get a trophy or only to the team that is first place? >> i am undecided on this. so many say you don't make a winner for participating. winning should be winning. you also want to support the little athletes. >> i tell you what, when i was in little league, if we did not win a championship, we got a sno-cone and happy meal. i'm on james harrison's side. >> i would rather have a sno-cone than the actual trophy. thanks. tweet us. should they get the trophy? >>> 26 minutes past the hour. developments in the race for president. donald trump finally putting meat on the bones of his illegal immigration policy and hillary clinton fields questions about her use of e-mail as secretary of state. if your purse is starting to look more like a tissue box... you may be muddl

pittsburgh steelers linebacker james harrison is saying no way to participation trophies.me pro bowler is not happy about his sons receiving participation awards. harrison posted a picture over the weekend and wrote, i came home to find out that my boys received two trophies for nothing. participation trophies. while i'm very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them to the day i die, these trophies will be given back until they earn one. i'm sorry i'm not sorry for believing everything in life should be earned and i'm not about to raise two boys to be men to make them believe they are entitled to something because they tried their best because sometimes your best is not enough. giving out participation awards is more common for kids. many think the practice is wrong because it praises every kid for trying and not winning. james harrison's background shows why he wrote the post. harrison was a walk on at kent state university and went undrafted in 2002 and played the season for the nfl in europe and fired by the ravins. in 2005 he joined the steeler w

. >>> pittsburgh steelers linebacker james harrison sparked a major parenting debate over awarding kidsg. the two time super bowl champion wrote on instagram he's returning his children's participation trophies. he says he's proud and supportive of his six and eight-year-old sons but he also says he doesn't want his kids feeling entitled and he wants them to earn a "a real trophy" instead. some parents say they appreciate his lessons. others say he's being too harsh on his children. >> still ahead on "action news" another check of that accuweather forecast. >> as we step live outside looking from sky6 hd at the beach of atlantic city and you see a lot of folks out there enjoying the last few minutes of sunshine. meteorologist melissa magee is tracking another heat wave for the tri-state area when "action news" continues in just a moment. >> ♪ oh my gosh, it's the guy from last night. what?! can i jump on your wi-fi? yeah, you can try it. hey! i had a really good time last night. yeah, me too. the only thing is that... the only thing is what? what's the only thing? oh my gosh he's marrie

. >> that's kind of what the steelers james harrison was talking about, his two children.ut and did something, they would you know -- wound up with trophies. >> and gave them back. >> they have to take them back. >> they have to earn the trophies. right now, these trophies are going back until they earn a trophy. what do you think? >> unfortunately, i think that if it wasn't for that mentality, there wouldn't be any james harrison. there wouldn't be any brandon marshall. we have to change that mentality and the respect i say that we're in a world that's all about production, and wins and losses, even our school system should change, the kids, grading system, a, b, c. our kids' emotions and self-worth is attached to something that's out of their control. it's not about do you win or lose. do you understand the lessons through this? i feel like that machismo is reason some of the things we see the things that are happening in our world today. >> you can't become brn done marshall and james harrison, why are you playing? most people don't. this quote bothered me because somet

he is a steelers player james harrison. >> oh, yeah he is famous. >> for those who don't know, while backer for steelers, and he had some pretty choice words on not raising children to feel entitled. his own children. >> here's what he posted on twit era after his two sons got trophies for simply participating. it read in part these trophies will be given back until they earn a real trophy. i'm in the about to raise two boys, to be men, by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best because sometimes your best is not enough, and that should drive you want to achieve better. hashtag harrison family values. >> that is what he believes. he got a nearly thousand comments from people, most of whom, were actually very supportive of him. i love james harrison's take in competition trophies. life is a a competition. learn to compete. >> and this person james harrison's kid are like eight and six. bit young to be taking a hard line on participation trophies but okay, his choice. >> i don't know, jen, what do you think. >> you have to know who jame

. >>> steelers linebacker james harrison has a new adversary.s facing off guess immediate okayry, taking to instagram to criticize the participation awards his 6 and 8-year-old sons received. he says head's going to return them until they earn real trophies for winning. the post receiving more than 12,000 likes. does this make him a father of a year or a mean curl murgeenly dad? >> i have two boys of my own, and i have read a lot about how you deal with praise. what i've heard the most -- and this has been written by a number of experts -- is the idea you want to praise effort. so i think that the question is participation versus effort versus outcome. i think it might be a little rough to pull the trophies away from the guys, but i think there has to be some balance between praising effort and giving everyone a trophy for just show up. >> i've got to agree with julia, i think it's about balance, but we work in a tough business. media, wall street is a tough business, technology is a tough business. for young people, i know i wind coddled at the

. >> pittsburgh steelers linebacker, james harrison posted this picture on instagram. he's returning the trophies that his two boys received saying that they need to earn real ones. some people praised his actions. others are critical of them saying the trophies encourage kids to work harder to earn another one. here's a quick personal note. i played tee ball in like first grade and i was horrible at it. but they gave me a participation trophy. but i knew it didn't mean anything. i knew they just gave it to me because i was there. it had a lesser -- i knew it didn't mean anything even that that young age. >> some people say it encourages kids sniemts they misspelled my name on the trophy. that might have had something to do with it. >>> the "today" show is coming up in a few minutes. we want to check in with matt and savannah and see what's ahead on this monday morning. >> we're going to talk about that store any trending coming up as well. >> a lot of thoughts on that one. >>> coming up on the show, we'll start with politics. donald trump talking policy. offering the

you guys heard about this i am sure about james harrison and the pittsburgh steelers.d on social media he took his son's participation trophies trophies back because they didn't earn them. because all the kids get trophies. his sons are six and eight years old. okay? >> now, i have been talking about this for a long time because i think this trophy -- is okay? do you think everyone so should get a trophy just for showing up. you have a child. >> yes, i have an eight-year-old, it is not this deep. this is six and eight-year-old, yes give them a trophy, they showed up and participated and they paid their dues and by dues i don't mean they worked for hard for it, i mean they paid their membership fees, they bought a trophy give it to them. >> by four and five, i don't think they know what a trophy is, it is like somebody got something and they didn't. with when you get a little older you have to start earning something, don't you think? >> yeah, definitely. i mean, but i don't know if six or eight is the age for that. >> larry: the cutoff? >> i think 13 is the cutoff. >>

. >>> this next story, i need your opinion on this everyone's opinion on this one, james harrison, pittsburgh steelersaway his two sons' participation trophies because according to him, they didn't earn them. here's part of what toad say on instagram over the weekend. these kids are 6 and 8 years old. 6 and 8 and you take away participation -- >> yes. >> yes. >> that is ridiculous. >> you begin teaching your children from the moment that they come into -- >> 6 years old? >> yes. they come into this, it's child abuse to give a kid a trophy -- >> what? >> yes. a trophy that he has not earned. it is not -- that -- that's -- if a parent's responsibility -- >> of course you do >> a parent's responsibility is to teach a kid how to deal with the real world, then that is child abuse, 'cause that's not the real world. you don't get something for showing up. >> that's what he said, doesn't want them to feel entitled. >> entitlement came along+o#a( participatio >>> developing news tonight. deploying the military. active-duty troops mobilized as nearly 100 major infernos burn homes to the ground, blazing through

james harrison, pittsburgh steelers outside linebacker sparking quite a debate after taking away awards to his children because they didn't earn them. harrison says very proud of my boys encourage them to the day i die, these trophies will be given back until they earn a real trophy. i'm not sorry for believing that everything in life should be earned and i'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best. i think that was way his voice sounded when he wrote it, don't you think? that is what it sounded like in his head. bruce and jack are back along with veronica daguerre of "wall street journal" i have zero athletic talent. for me being on a team and making it to the end of the season kind of deserves -- not that i ever got a trophy tore that, being on team getting to the end, no am i wrong, bruce terkel? >> i was always with you. i would take any trophy i could get. there is design axiom if everything is important than nothing is important. melissa: right. >> that is what happens here. on the other ha

steelers outside linebacker james harrison told the world on instagram he was sending back athletic trophiesthey didn't earn them. harrison said, came home to find out my boys received two trophies for nothing, participation propart trove teas and while i will encourage them until the day i die, these trophies will be given back until they earn a trophy. not about to raise two boys to making them believe that they are entitled to something unless they earned it. joining me, a clinical psychology kenneth and ashley merriman, author, "the science of winning and losing." ashley, i'll start with you. was james harrison wrong to reject those trophies? you say no. >> no, i don't think so. i mean, we weren't at the house, right, so i'm presuming he had a conversation with his kids and explained that we want to give kids trophies when they earn them, and not just simply for showing up and participating, for showing meaningful effort and growth. >> professor, what do you think? can trophies just for participation lead to a sense of entitlement? >> i haven't found that kids develop a sense of entitlem

. >>> and at james harrison's house, you have to earn your trophies. the pittsburgh steelertrophies for nothing. these will be given back until they earn a real one. keep your comments coming on that story. >>> also this morning, a travel nightmare up and down the east coast. hundreds of flights delayed on an air traffic control switch. things are back to normal this morning. but we are live in washington w with all the details. good morning. >> good morning, anna. you're right. today is a better scenario. air traffic is moving, but for passengers looking to fly yesterday, it was a very different story. some not even getting to their destinations until today. the major malfunction took place within the faa system with plans, tracks and dictates plane routes for flilgts ongoing. and you can see itaapplies to a huge swath. and although the cancellations took place at washington reagan and bwi, the trickle effect impacted air travel across the entire eastern seaboard. passengers say they were getting very little explanation as it took place. >> we're very frustrateded. we don't

james harrison were my father, he would have taken this away. >> super bowl, 99 yard touchdown, interception return. >> reporter: as a steelers fan, mark reveers one time defensive players of the year james harrison. he hopes the outside linebacker's decision to revoke the participation trophies given to his sons doesn't inspire the rest of us. >> when i was a kid, you had to win. >> he did something i thought was very, very admirable. >> dr. jeff gardere agrees. teams and players of any age must prove their meddle to deserve a medal. but he believes some kids need a physical incentive like a trophy to try something new. >> as a psychologist, there are youngsters who are out there that need to be encouraged in my way possible. >> the smile on their face is incredible. so it's not a bad thing. >> reporter: so mark's shop keeps building and selling trophies, trophies for winners, trophies for losers and trophies just for showing up. dr. jeff and a 275 pound beast of a man hope the piles of awards we dole out don't fail their recipients in the future. >> the danger is later in life, they're not going to work for much and that they are going to be

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. >> in dagen geared up steelers linebacker having interesting reaction to seeing son positioningsing participation trophies when he rushing home from practice. >> james harrisonnstagram with extended comment and this is just part of the commented i will read it because it speaks for itself, that i am not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are he entitled to something because they tried their best. because sometimes your best is not enough. and that should drive you to want to do better, not cry and whine until somebody gives you something to shut up. and keep you happy. he gave those participation trophies back resonates with everybody, when you are a parent or not about you don't get reward for just being there. >> i think that the -- everybody gets a trophy thing is going away because kids are realizing now it doesn't mean anything. >> my son, throws out all participation trophies only keeps the ones that he erranarn, kids see through it i never thought would i hear something like that. >> we give you one every day. >> you are lucky i come back for more. >> weigh ga gai yoive a you tha sanders controversy -- not a commentary.

james harrison for the safety. no participation trophy for him this is only preseason. steelers down, 8-2.'t forget about big ben. looking to have a big season, finds marcus weeden for the score, five-yard hookup, steelers with go on to win this one 24-19. >>> move over to baseball now for a moment. the nationals have won back-to-back series for the first time since june. the club looking pretty good right now. let's who go to the ballpark. all the cool kids at the ballpark, how you start the school year, early on, the nationals, they were not cool. jordan zimmermann, oh, man, he was hot after this. the man on, a two-run shot, the brewers take a 2-0 lead, four runs allowed, 5 2/3rd innings for j-zim. this all about the offense, that is danny espinosa. bases loaded. looks like a grand slam, just short, they will take it bases-clearing double, three-run double. bottom of the fifth this guy could heat up, it would be huge for the nationals, anthony rendon, two on, two out. he is taking that ball out of the park, second straight game the home run. the nationals, they take the series from the b

. >> a pittsburgh steelers linebacker made his two sons return trophies they got for participation. james harrison explained all this on instagram. >> he says that he did not want his kids to believe they were entitled to something because they tried their best. because sometimes your best isn't good enough. he says he hopes taking the trophies away will push his sons to aim higher. so i guess the question is good move, dad, or too harsh? >> yeah, we posted this on the facebook page and tweeted about it. you want to weigh in or walk away? >> i mean, i can tell you, my mom would have taken the trophies away. >> you know, first, second and third place and then you get nothing. >> this is a woman when i brought home an a-minus, oh, great, job, try a little bit harder. you got one more question, it could have been a-plus. >> if you can do it positively and build your kid up and explain mow competitiveness works. >> there's the key. >>> all right. we'll move on. a big decision about the drug known as the female viagrviagra. the risks of taking the pill that could stop it from getting approval. >>> you

. >>> a pittsburgh steeler is teaching his children a lesson that has a lot of people talking. linebacker james harrisonng them return their participation trophies because he says they did not earn them. >> it is a hot topic that has many people chiming in. we found one local psychologist who calls harrison her hero. it was an instagram post from harrison that stirred the conversation about how and when we reward our children. harrison's sons received trophies simply for participating in a sport. in the post, harrison vowed to return the trophies and said quote, i'm not sorry for believing that everything in life should be earned, end quote. one psychologist we spoke to says he rewarding children for expected behavior can have life-long detrimental effects. >> what we're doing is taking away these lessons that they can learn during difficult times like for example, not getting reward when they've tried their best. >> james harrison also wrote on instagram that sometimes your best is not enough and that should drive you to want to do better. >> we have been asking parents to chime in on our nbc 10 philad

pittsburgh steelers, a lot of people talking about this, causing controversy after deflating his children's egos. >> tweet us and let us know what you think about this. here's the story. james harrison his sons return their participation trophies. they participated and got a trophy. he says you didn't earn them. they're participation trophies. they received trophies simply for showing up. i'm not sorry for believing that everything in life should be earned one psychologist we talked with says rewarding children for accepted behavior could have life-long detrimental effects. >> what we're doing is taking away these lessons they can learn during difficult times, like, for example, not getting a reward when they've tried their best. >> in the same instagram post harrison added, sometimes your best is not enough and that you should -- that should drive you to do -- for you to want to do better. hundreds of our viewers have already weigh in. join the conversation on the nbc 10 facebook page. love to know what you think about this. you're watching nbc 10 news. nbc 10 news today at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >> a big ball of fire, then you heard explosions. eve

steeler, a linebacker. he made his two sons return the trophies they got because they participated in an event, just participated. james harrison'stwo trophies from next level athletics for their participation. harrison said on instagram he didn't want his kids to believe they were entitled to something like a trophy. "because they tried their best because sometimes your best isn't good enough." and he believes the move should drive his sons to aim even higher. >>> the first day of school is already in the books for some local kids. why these students in virginia are going back to class when most others are not. >>> the granddaughter of actor morgan freeman is murdered. what we just learned about the what we just learned about the man who oh my gosh, it's the guy from last night. what?! can i jump on your wi-fi? yeah, you can try it. hey! i had a really good time last night. yeah, me too. the only thing is that... the only thing is what? what's the only thing? oh my gosh he's married. he's a kleptomaniac. he's a pyromaniac. he's a total maniac. hey! hey! go back to your wife you sociopath! leave slow internet behind. the 100% fib

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