It's Not A Competition...Yet

“It’s not a competition”, declares one twin toddler to the other as they munch their way through bowls of cereal at breakfast. They’ve heard me say it to them over and over as they race to be the first down the stairs, up the stairs, into the car, out of the car, out of the house and (you guessed it), into the house, any chance they get.

- Valerie Hely

But in reality, I believe there should be a couple of words for competition – one where winning really counts and the other where it’s not as important like perhaps ‘pseudo-competition’ (which I’m not sure is a thing!).