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originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
A violent response isn't the point of standing up to bullying the point is teaching your kids to stand up for themselves and sometimes you have no choice but that's a stop gap measure.
Actually disciplining your kids with a martial art has a tendency to have the opposite affect. It's very counter intuitive. It's something I've witnessed many times in the gym.
originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: Bluesma
It's a thin veil between right and wrong and finding good martial arts coaches should be paramount if you choose to take that approach.
Also understanding as a parent that they need to I stil a sense of discipline and caution when employing such techniques.
The real way to do it is not teach them martial arts with the intent of standing up to bully's, teach them martial arts, and the. Separately teach them how to stand up to bully's not combine the two.
originally posted by: U4ea82
a reply to: onequestion
I don't believe children should have to defend themselves from bullies in an environment that is supposed to be nurturing. Children go to school to get an education, not to learn self defense. While I agree with you that standing up for yourself is extremely important there are times when I do feel it's a parent's job to step in and be an advocate for their child.
Why aren't they teaching this kid how to gain enough confidence to stand up to this bully on his own?
originally posted by: alexball
A nation of cowards, raised by negligent parents, in a country left in ruins by boomers.
originally posted by: charles1952
a reply to: onequestion
You take them out of public school if there is any conceivable way of doing it. Not a comfortable way of taking them out, any way at all.
originally posted by: onequestion
I still think that they are perpetuatingassive aggressive behavior and that this is where the entitlement atitude begins. The victim mentality.