If parents want to protect their kids why dont all teach self defence from age 4?

Question

If parents want to protect their kids why dont all teach self defence from age 4?

So when they reach teenage you dont have to be so protective and can help them experience the world?

Likewise why don't parents put their kids on a depro injection when they develop an interest in boys (and if there was something similar for boys fairs fair)

An injection every 3 months the parent could enforce would surely eliminate most pregnancies? when teengers are least able to handle the responsibility but must active due to hormones?

Yes I do know about stds so get the condoms yourself and get them to the kids themselves and if not carrying if starte dating ground them (good lesson that)

Likewise teach streetwiseness etc


Ie instead of wrapping up in cotton wool hiding the world from them teach them how to handle it and actively deal with things?

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Why is there a problem with drugs to prevent unwanted reproduction till in your twenties, in a stable relationship and want kids?


Can someone explain why they consider it a human rights issue when at the same time they would be upset if the kid got pregant and the kids life would be ruined... I dont get that...


Why is unwanted pregnancy see see the same way as

Bubonic plaugue
Turberculousis
Measals
Rubella
Polio
Rabbies

Is it a human rights issue to innoculate against rapies and paralying polio?

So why treat unplanned pregnancy any differents?


Do you want 14 -17 year olds getting pregnant or not?

Especailly if thats the last theing they would want...


The injection would be the most effective way to prevent it...

ie it cant slip off or burst, you can't mess it up, you can't forget it as you slept in.


The only exception should be if you react badly to it then the next most effective method.

ie the injecting is the least mess upable

leowin below...

Do you really believe kids under the age of 12 dont get bullied, mugged or in danger from peadophiles?

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Funcy I didn't say learn kaate I said self defence such as Krav mag which is what the isreali specail forced use or ninjitsu or a 'serious' martial art.

Which is you start young by the time you get to teens you should be letyhally efficinet if necessary...

If a teacher or authourity has a problem with you defending yourself swap bullying for rape and you will find out they can't see thwe difference therefore said authourity figures need removing for the benefit of all.

Whilst I mentioned you would be let off the depro for medical problems...

Being on full contraception where you no longer have to worry about messing up like a 3 month injection or coil or nay new relacement.

It does not mean you will sleep around... You may be lucky enough to find your soul mate at 16... Sorted

For all other not so lucky people is they are sleeping around till they find Mr or Mrs perfect and also its not so good to get too serious with anyone

In case they go to a different uni or career takes them elsewahere...

but SEXUAL PROMISCUITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MORALS...

Morals are about no bullying someone...
ie sexaul immoraltiy = rape.

As for deseases thats what condoms are for.

And the ONLY way to learn about other people is from sexaul relationships... NOT your mates who are with someone else as you are not allowed to feel any emotions with someone else girl or boy friend so your heart is empty

Answer 1

it is good in theory but still not going to solve the problems.i teach my kids to abstain but if they are going to have sex to protect themselves ( which i have given them condoms but that does not mean when the times comes they will use them)and the person they are with ( from pregnancies and disease) but to make them all have an injection(which there is nothing out there that i know of that is equivalent to the depoprovera shot for males) is also forcing a belief on some people that is against their religious or cutural beliefs.also i know it is a hard bitter pill to swallow when a child becomes pregnant at a very young age but mandating a shot is not going to solve anything good parenting will help, better moral issues being taught, and better sexual eduacation,but also society as a whole should look at the world and say what have WE taught these kids by having all this sexual innotations in everything hell they have sex selling french fries for goodness sake.i am not for censorship but we as a society need to take a look and a stand and say enough is enough .parents (good ) parents can only do so much we cannot be around these kids 24/7 all we can hope for is we have laid a good path out in front of them and hope they take it .and guide them through it and to be there if they fall off that path . i also do not teach my kid that there is always good in the world there is a lot of bad but i am not going to teach my kids to see bad in everything so like in the last paragraph i lay a path and pray they dont fall off it .some praents with good intentions when teaching the kids there are bad things in the inadvertantly teached the kids to fear everything then they close them selves off from a whole world out there out of fear.
as to the self defence well honestly not all kids will do good with that and you will end up having kids beating other kids up .it isnt a bad idea to teahc them how to protect themselves physically but you also need to teach them to work things out with words and actions to think for them selves and to be ablt to think on their feet yes there is nothing wrong with making sure if some oen tried to hurt you to be able to block or something but how many kids will go out in the world with a false bravado thinking i know karate or something and get hurtor killed over not judging the situation wisely . so like i said at the start good in theory.

Answer 2

It's not as simple as teaching a kid karate will solve all his bullying problems. What if the kid is twice his size? What if the other person has a gun? What if it's in school and he faces automatic suspension if he hits another student for any reason? Violence isn't the answer. People aren't animals. Bullying is so harmful because of the emotional harm it does to kids.

Depo is also not the answer to the worry of teens and sexuality. Half the worry isn't just the unwanted pregnancy but the AIDS, hepatitis, etc. Plus you don't need a 15 year old girl learning that casual sex is a great fun activity to do with strangers... this is like condoning her to become a prostitute or a **** who does it for attention. The damage it does to a young girl emotionally & physically could be immense. Sex is not a game or a toy.

Depo is also not for everyone and not without side effects. It can result is major depression and/or weight gain for some people. I tried it and it made me VERY sick for months. It took probably 6 months for the specialists to figure out why I was so sick. And because depo shots take 3+ months to wear off, I had to suffer through more months of it with nothing I could do. I would never force a teen to take it!

Why not teach them self confidence, people skills, responsibility, long-term planning, values/morals, and just generally being a good person? That's worth so much more than a karate class and a condom.

Answer 3

I agree with you 100%. I have 5 kids and my oldest will be hitting his teen years soon. I've talked to my kids about how things work in the world but talking only gets you so far. people think I'm nuts because i have already given my 10 and 8 year old boys the sex talk.
But do you know how many 10 yr olds are having sex now a days? And I have a daughter to worry about too.
I'm glad that you posed this question, hopefully people will open their eyes a little bit more about what goes on with kids these days.
Like my mom told me as a teenager, if you want to drink alcohol you do it at home with me. I got drunk a lot. Great parties though. And mom was right there to make sure nothing happened to anyone.

Answer 4

Age 4 is too low to teach self defence.At an age 12 or 13 it may be possible to teach self defence to some extent.
What you have experienced below the age of 5 or 6 are seldom rememberd later.

Answer 5

I'm confused, but I agree with you. A girl I know had her first just after she turned 13. She is 6 months older than me, and now has 7 kids, including 2 miscarriages, and 1 abortion. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE KIDS HAVE DIFFERENT DADS, and only knows that Joe* (i don't know his name) is the 4th. babie's daddy. SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHO THE OTHER BABIES DADDIES ARE.

I think she should have been swallowed - she doesn't take care of them...REALLY! Her mom helped her with her first 3, her sister took her next 2 and her oldest is like a dad to the 2 little ones, she will not even make them bottles!

I am only 23, she's 24 with 7 kids.

They would not let her get her tubes tied until 25, and see what happened? If her parents would not have allowed her to who.re around, maybe this would have never happened!

Answer 6

Wow...you certainly have some bold ideas, young one. I agree with teaching self defense. The injection is far too weird science for me. I prefer the actively involved parent route myself.

I am a mother of 6. None of the children were pregnant before being married at least 2 years. They have not had STD's, at least not while children....I cannot say about their adult life. They all had karate training. We live in the city...not a large city, but one with dangers as well as perks.

I also agree with condoms. But I more agree with having an open relationship with children. Non-judgmental and as impartial as a parent can be.

The world would be a brighter place if parents, BOTH parents, would take an active role in their childrens' lives. The parents would benefit, the children would, their children will. It is a win-win situation. Communicate with your children.

Answer 7

self defence is all well and good but not at age 4 they wouldn't understand the discipline they would just try it out on everyone they came in contact with as for the jab children have the right to make choices and with choices come mistakes if you jab them up they will be at it like rabbits as there will be no danger they need to be taught how to way up the pros and cons for themselves i personally believe you should teach a child the tools for life but ultimately they will use them as they see fit its part of the learning process we can only do our best and then set them free and just be there to pick up the pieces if and when the time arrises

Answer 8

Because kids everywhere would beat the hell out of each other in school yards and use their self-defence skills to bully others, that's why. Kids can be very cruel to each other. The last thing we need to do is show them the best way to hurt someone else!

Answer 9

i think that if you are paying attention to your kids, and you have a real communication with them, they will be more apt to pay attention when you talk about the things that you need to talk about.

if you have them take real self defense classes, the first thing that they teach the kids is self control. most kids that have taken taek won do are more even tempered. they learn to control their tempers before they are ever taught anything.

also self defense classes are not fighting. they are to teach you how to protect yourself not to be the aggressor.

make sure that you do have a good relationship with your kids. be prepared for fights and be prepared to be a real parent, dont try to be your kids friend. they have plenty of those. what they dotn have an excess of is a real parent.

Answer 10

My daughter is 7 years old and for the past 4 years has constantly been bullied. She know takes thai kickboxing where she has learnt to walk away from harmful situations, her confidants is brilliant because she knows how to protect herself. They teach her not to go looking for trouble but if it finds her to deal with it. If your child has the maturity and the right kind of role model they won't go beating up every child they meet because they know it's wrong!