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Originally Posted by 4X4
Some kids are probably better off being ignored rather than have a mommy pussifying them. Hug the bully? lol Are you trying to get your kid's ass kicked? Sometimes you need to push back. Show some spine. It's like George McFly getting picked on in school and going on getting picked on all his life. If you don't stand up for yourself at some point, you're going to go through life with no confidence, and you're going to get picked on and relegated all your life.
Some people are just so oblivious it's embarrassing. BrodieFan, I can't believe you'd punish your fat kid for slamming that skinny little son of a bitch. If I was fat kid's dad, I'd take him out to a game or some kind of father son thing, and spend the drive talking about how important it is to stand up for yourself sometimes, and that he did a damn commendable job of it that day.
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While I am certain I wouldn't punish my son if he did the same thing, I would certainly let him know that what he did was a little bit reckless and could have had far more severe consequences.
I would then make sure he knew of some alternatives to that slam, ones that could be more effective against someone who he might not be able to toss so easily. Punching a kid directly in the nose or knocking the wind out of him with a punch to the solar plexus would be ideal actions imho. Giving him the skills to deal with this stuff before it gets to the point where his rage is making him do things is the ideal course of action here.
I think Mrs. Rathji said it best, when I discussed this incident with her, that her dad taught her to never start a fight, but he also taught her how to finish one fast if someone else decided to start one with her.