|
What I find interesting is this, good parents do all the right things to protect their children. As was stated, even a pacifist parent would probably protect their child tooth and nail. However, from my experience, a pacifist parent DOES NOT TEACH their child to protect him/herself in the world. They only teach them to be 'careful' in dangerous situations. So, the child grows up fearful of the world and unable to adequately defend themself. I find this to be almost criminally negligent and obviously consider it bad parenting. I am not advocating that every child be a little Rambo, but, if only for reasons of self-confidence, a child needs to learn that he/she has some control over their environment. Without the knowledge to protect themselves, this is not the case. Self-defense comes in many forms and does not have to involve weaponry. I have seen kids in karate classes that absolutely went from timid to social within months of training.
|