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3 Components to Morale in the Parenting Unit

Sometimes we cannot keep a handle on our stress. We find that a stressful morning soon turns into something more overwhelming if we let it. As parents, we have to remember that we can feel downtrodden and overwhelmed by school commutes, trying to work, the house duties, and the list goes on! We have to remember that we all have a duty to keep morale up. Sometimes it’s not so easy, but there are…

Hey, I’m not coming on here saying your a bad parent, I’m giving some advice that will benifit you and your kid. A lot of parents worry about what can they do to protect their kid when they’re not around, well don’t start worrying when they’re old enough to leave the house, put them in martial arts, or teach them effective fighting techniques at a young age.

I know parents can and will be concerned about how their kid will act now that they know how to fight, but whats the worst that can happen? A bully giving your kid a wedgie and your kid doing nothing, or your kid defending himself before that happens? I know many kids will just go and start fighting other kids now that they can fight, that’s where you’ve got to teach them to not fight unless they need to defend themselves.

Pedophiles can be a huge scare, when your kid gets older (knowing how to fight) give them a legal sized knife, teach them to not use it on other people their age. Believe me, having a knife as a teenager (what I am) makes me feel a lot safer even walking down my own neighborhood, and knowing how to use it makes me less afraid. 

I know there are kids out there who are violent, and prone to misbehaviour, but martial arts is a good way to get your kid to release all that built up anger, teach respect, self-control, perseverance (oh man I’m going off what I was taught now...). And it’s great excersive.