Robin Bentley

I posted this request for help on AlwaysLearning and received some
great feedback just before we went on vacation. I'm back from
holidays, now, and would like to ask the same question here. TIA

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I am the raffle/silent auction coordinator for the Life is Good
conference in Vancouver, WA this year and wanted to ask if anyone had
some ideas (either from experiences at conferences with their own kids
or observing what happens with other families) to help sensitive
children deal with the disappointment of "losing" a raffle item or
being outbid on a particularly tempting auction basket.

We already have an "Instant Gratification Table" with mostly little
kid stuff for a $1 ticket, which helps. But both young and older kids
have fallen apart when the results of the raffle and auction are known.

A few of us have discussed the possibility of a less "competitive"
fundraising method (and that's a topic for another time, I think), but
we're not at that stage yet. We just want to be able to help the
sensitive kids and their parents navigate this part of the conference,
in that rarified atmosphere.

I'm planning to talk about this on the Life is Good conference list,
too, and appreciate any insights or ideas you all might have for me to
bring there.

Thanks.

Robin B.