Very well written and thoughtful advice @kryptocoin. I agree that we need to teach our kids and prepare them for situations that could arise. A family I know once told me this
So many parents are afraid to teach their kids about guns because they don’t want them to get hurt or accidentally hurt someone else. Well our take on it is this, we sat each of our kids down around a table with a gun on it. We made them look at it and as they did we urged them how much damage it could do. We talked about the dangers of it, how kids accidentally kill them selves and their friends when parents leave them laying around and also how it can protect a family and be used for hunting wild game for food. After our talk we taught each of them how to properly shoot it and handle it with safety and care.
They figured instead of hiding a gun and one of their kids ends up finding it and the unimaginable happens, they would just teach them and show them what and what not to do. They’d rather be the ones to teach their kids about a gun instead of letting them learn from the streets or from someone who could teach them improperly. If we teach our kids in advance they will be prepared for anything. Teaching is also protecting and showing that we love and trust them with information. Thanks for sharing this and thank you for the shout-out ;)
That was a huge decision those pair of parent had to make!.
Something that is INEVITABLE is that children will always learn, so its left for parents to influence that learning process. Its either they learn from you or they learn from others out there. Some are scared and reluctant to talk to their kids about some specific things, but I believe
The shout out to you was well-deserved!
Thank you so much for your great contribution.
Yes it really was a Huge decision. I feel that way exactly. If they don’t learn it from us they will definitely learn it from some where else...and I’d rather it be from us! Good point, if they are intelligent to ask it they most likely can handle an intelligent answer.
Thank you as well for all of your contributions!!! 😊