132 sats \ 5 replies \ @jasonb 24 Oct \ on: Parent's Corner: Be Judicious alter_native
So I’ve never taught my kids how to punch, and my eight year old actually has seriously struggled with physical violence. We have a VERY low tolerance for it, but it’s been hard and disturbing. I’m glad to hear that you aren’t seeing this in an anger context. It’s been REALLY sad to see my little girl hit out of anger.
Let us know how the martial arts classes go!
She is definitely not doing it out of anger. She learned something new and thinks it is fun. It’s just a matter of channeling it in the right direction before a bad habit becomes a real issue.
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I don’t think so either but I did feel a bit of guilt because I was the one who allowed and encouraged her to try it out when we found the gloves.
I am sure she is just being a kid. But I don’t want her to think it’s ok and start punching her friends at dance class.
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I agree with you, because if children are taught from a young age how to defend themselves, the child will act as if he is the greatest, and his anger will also lead to acts of violence against his friends.
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