On Saturday 02 December 2006 19:49, Thinus van Rensburg wrote: > Do what I did - enrolled the whole family into a karate class - the head > honcho is a senior AFP guy so I can now legally beat up my wife and kids in > front of a copper - only problem is that they are getting better and better > at hitting back :)-
My two girls do Karate enthusiastically. The boys can't be bothered. They tend to wrestle most evenings before bedtime with each other and fear none (including me :-(). In any case - it was not about beating them - I never do, never will; it's about leaving them enough freedom so that they can learn from experience if behave stupid - even if that means a few fractures and scars. If they want to play with fire (or razorblades, or firearms, or chainsaws, or motorbikes, or alcohol), we explain them what it entails and what can happen if they mishandle it, and how to do it safely - and then they get a go if they still wan to. I was proud when other parents told me my son was the only one at the HSC party who did not get drunk - I reckon the results of this policy. So far all four are still alive, few scars, few fractures, and the oldest just finished his HSC exams and hopefully will enter medicine after doing some travelling and work experience overseas for a year or so. Horst _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
