Uncle Arqyle wrote:
lunchbox wrote:
25 posts to get here. Damn. Put your kid in jiu jitsu, or wrestling if you’re in the Midwest. Talk to him, let him know that you have his back if he needs to get physical.
Make the consequences for messing with your kid severe and he won’t get messed with.
In general I'm not opposed to this but the kid is 5. This is too young and likely wouldn't work anyway. I have a 6 year old and couldn't imagine trying to have this conversation with him to where he understood when its ok and not ok to punch a kid.
Yeah but in jiu jitsu or wrestling you're not punching. If a kid learned BJJ or wrestling it allows him to get away or harm the bully without using punches. It's very unlikely your 5 year old is going to run around doing takedowns on everyone.
My 5 year old is fortunately not being bullied, but I went ahead and enrolled him into a BJJ class to give him options should he start getting bullied. I also would rather start him early, because he's not going to instantly turn into Royce Gracie after the first class. It's going to take a while before it translates.
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matt_cycles: Jan 24, 18 14:39