If you had kids, how would you raise them?

[Duck Sandwich]

I would make sure they exercise often and have a healthy diet. Buy a punching bag and gloves and teach them to box, get a dog and have them take it for a walk, etc. If they rarely want to eat McDonalds, Pizza, etc., then I know I'm on the right track.

I would encourage them to get jobs as soon as they're old enough. I would do this by not buying them things like games, movies, cellphones, etc. with occasional exceptions (ie., birthdays). That way, the idea of earning and saving money would be instilled in them at a young age.

I would also teach them how to cook at a young age (just basic stuff, as I'm no chef myself).

I would try to present them as many opportunities as possible to develop talents at a young age (Teaching them how to play chess, how to play an Instrument, a martial art, showing them books, going to gymnastics or some other sport) until they find something they have a passion for.

Because the youger you discover your passion, the more chance you'll have of profiting off of it when you're older. And when your job is your passion, life is good.

That is a damn good way to raise your kids. I wish I had discovered my passion (martial arts), when I was younger, and not when I was 18.

 

[Sprogus]

I'm gonna have two kids, and each week they will have a jelly wrestling match, and who ever wins will be called Favourite for the week and the other will be know as Loser.

 

[Beffudled Sheep]

This is something that I've thought many times. Yet for all this thinking I haven't come across satisfying answer. I guess that I would be quite strict but not too strict. My kids will know how to hunt and kill by the age of 12. They will know how to fight, use some basic weapons, and know when and how to keep a cool head. I will also teach them how to make improvised weapons and how to cook. I will enforce a good education and teach them the dangers of sex, drugs, and crime. I will also let them form their own views on things such as religion and political views.
I will also use physical punishment when they do something bad.

Thats it, Im not a parent yet so I don't know If that flimsy plan I have would work or not.

 

[TheTygerfire]

I'm gonna have two kids, and each week they will have a jelly wrestling match, and who ever wins will be called Favourite for the week and the other will be know as Loser.

That's PPV quality right there.

 

[Sprogus]

I'm gonna have two kids, and each week they will have a jelly wrestling match, and who ever wins will be called Favourite for the week and the other will be know as Loser.

That's PPV quality right there.

PPV?

 

[TheTygerfire]

I'm gonna have two kids, and each week they will have a jelly wrestling match, and who ever wins will be called Favourite for the week and the other will be know as Loser.

That's PPV quality right there.

PPV?

Pay-Per-View, like boxing or wrestling. As in people would pay to see it.

 

[Nargleblarg]

Hmmmm not sure maybe I'll just plant them in front of an xbox that's how I was raised.

 

[Mishima Applepie]

I would raise my kids with three things in my mind!.
I will introduce them to video games.
I will let them choose what ever they want you know any sexuality ETC.
And i will teach them clear thinking and a thing called hey if you mess with me i will come to your house and f*** the s*** out of you and destroy you
Would do that either way! because if you introduce terror to theyr lives they will be fragile but if you make them terror but not bullies then they will be presidents!

 

[TUNNEL_SNAKES_RULE]

Like my slave.

 

[Sprogus]

I'm gonna have two kids, and each week they will have a jelly wrestling match, and who ever wins will be called Favourite for the week and the other will be know as Loser.

That's PPV quality right there.

PPV?

Pay-Per-View, like boxing or wrestling. As in people would pay to see it.

Cool, not really a big thing over here in Australia. So that's why I asked.

 

[j1-2themax]

I'm going to be the crazy, unpredictable dad who may or may not flip out over the slightest things so the kid(s) will be good just to avoid the unpredictability.

 

[Chadra]

I'll teach the boy history through bedtime stories and sit down with him to watch quality flicks like Leathal Weapon and monty python. i will then play good old video games with him starting him off with doom and moving him up from there. I will give him a desktop at 3 and let him decide either a laptop or desktop at age 8. I will make it a requirment for him to read The Dresden Files otherwise no cash for him. also we'll play lots of rock band fence and watch porn together for the more fatherly activities. i'll take him to all sea events and cons i attend as well.

 

[GodsOneMistake]

I would teach him how to picklock steal cars and hack computers along with handy rifleman and knife skills and nothing more just to see what happens

 

[GodsOneMistake]

I'm going to be the crazy, unpredictable dad who may or may not flip out over the slightest things so the kid(s) will be good just to avoid the unpredictability.

XD brilliant

 

[UsefulPlayer 1]

I would adopted a more Master Kenobi feel and teach though my intense wisdom and try my hardest not to have too much of a emotional connection.

 

[demonsaber]

I would most likely be over protective. Someone ever does something to hurt my child, they are going down in a pyre of flames. I would also teach that kid as much as I can in hopes that he becomes a better man than I could ever be. (I say he mainly because my fiance is making damn sure we only have boys which works for me because the first time a boy came to pick up my daughter I would probably crack him over the head with a pipe)

 

[Chickenlittle]

I'd raise the how my parents raised me. Time out if I did something bad at first, then spanking.

Gads, I can't believe people honestly believe spanking is a form of abuse. All it does is act as a deterrent. When a kid knows physical punishment is the result for doing something stupid, they are not going to do it again unless they have serious mental problems.

Now, my two brothers didn't receive much of any of this, mostly just yelling and "grounding", which both of them ignored. And they're both currently self-centred egotistical assholes. The first more so, but the younger is taking after him more because his way is easier and I've been at college for a year.

So, yeah. Be nice when you can, be firm and cross when you need to. As the saying goes, "It takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a parent to stand up the the kid and say 'NO!' and smack his little behind.".

 

[A random person]

Serious answer: With an appreciation for math and science in a loving, supporting home. I would teach them to think critically and not blindly obey, since in my experience kids taught just to obey authority without question tend to be quite stupid, and this mindset is why so many americans are stupid. I would also teach them some literary elements in the context of anime and video games, or in fun rambling conversations like my dad did. Generally to value intelligence and happiness. And without the notion that they are dipshits as teenagers.

Oh, and if it's a boy, I'd give him the talk early and inform them of common mistakes many men make with women. Know my knowing what was going on down there helped me. And not to be a "playa" and treat women with respect.

Joke answer: By putting them in a training facility to make them the perfect assassin. So when I argue with other parents about our kids, I could say "Is your kid highly trained in several martial arts, espionage, and able to take out any world leader? I thought not."