If you had kids, how would you raise them?

[TheBadass]

I'm gonna encourage my son to go wild and put himself in all kinds of dangerous situations and be really, really protective of my daughter. It's already happened with my little bro' and sister, so I'm not expecting things to be that much different next time around.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

To be kind. But most importantly, to be gamers.

 

[Nmil-ek]

I would give my child distance, but instill as much advice as early as possible sex, drugs, war, death its never to early to hammer those things in. Experiance is the best teacher really parents are the best guidence.

 

[antipunt]

Dude, how did you get that backwards b?


jk jk.

>_>

 

[Lord George]

I plan to sculpt my future heir into a perfect human, emotionless, quick thinking, smart, strong and make him into a manipulative leader. Either through chemical conditioning or genetic manipulation. Science is fun.

 

[Agent Larkin]

I think I'm just gonna name the kid Hitler and see how things go.

Nice and that would probably be classed as a social experiment.

Anywho I would raise my child like I was raised strict but fair. I have a great deal of freedom but it has been beatin (nerely literraly) that there are things i don't do. I for example as a kid was brought up on the basis of if i do anything wrong i get a slap and it has done me no ill effects. As i view it raising a kid is a lot like a puppy you need to give him a treat when he does something right and a slap with a newspaper if he attacks your grandmother.

 

[Agent Larkin]

To be kind. But most importantly, to be gamers.

Sir i salute you for that message.

 

[llewgriff]

I'd proberly treat him/her more like a freind than a son/daughter, mommy would deal with the dicipline.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

If my cat is any indication they'd be spoiled rotten...

 

[sneak_copter]

if any 20-ish people on this forum used to listen to Rock in there teens, then you'll probably be familiar with parents saying "It's crap. I listen to Shirley Bassey. She's better than this bloody "Metaldeath".

Well, were all going to be like that. Except replace *ROCK* with *SHIT*.

 

[SunGryphon]

One of my daughter's first words was "Ding!". She was singing "Du Hast" on the way to day care when she was 2 1/2. She's now 10, plays Webkins and City of Heroes with equal abandon, knows the difference between a beta test and a live version, and designs houses in Sims 2. She also sings in a chorus and is trying to learn how to play the piano. She loves reading and is currently on the third book of the Inkheart series. I will keep her away from Twilight at all costs.

She wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up (and a fashion designer, and a model, and a photographer, and a musician, and an architect, and a game designer, and an artist, and...).

She dislikes Bratz to the point of designing her OWN dolls (which I have been encouraging. We hope to have the website up early next year). She loves Hannah Montana and Barbie and sings along with anything she can get her hands on. She knows she's too young to wear makeup (but she loves going to Body Shop to smell everything), and that she has to wait until she's 13 before she can get her ears pierced, and probably longer before she can get a cell phone.

My 7-year-old son can throw a football decently, loves the water, and doesn't have any dreams about when he grows up. He can make up his own songs (and does them well, I might add), and also sings anything he can get his hands on. He enjoys the Wii, superheroes, and the military, and is constantly bugging me to play silly flash games. He also loves to read, and is currently reading the Harry Potter books. He's an absolute terror when he's grumpy, but he's improved a lot the past year or so.

My 15-month-old is learning sign language, and sings (more like yodels) along with anything he likes. He is constantly trying to get his hands on my keyboard, and really enjoys when I'm playing LOTRO as he is able to turn the map on and off by himself. I have a couple of children's programs on my computer that he enjoys, but he also loves to watch "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" as well as various other interesting movies.

I think they'll all turn out okay.

 

[CymTyr]

I would raise my kids to know to respect others, and at the same time not allow themselves to be disrespected, in a non-violent way.

I would teach them the value of honest work, and not let them get away with skimping out on responsibility.

Ultimately though, I'd teach them to be able to research anything they want to spend money on, especially games.

 

[Svizzara]

With guidance, but in moderation. I'm a believer in the idea that a person will learn more from their own mistakes than if you simply tell them what not to do.

I wouldn't hide the topic of sex from them either, because when they suddenly become exposed to it without previous notice from parents, it's a shock. If they know what's going on from an early age, it's not something that they'll consider taboo. Although society may change that.

I'd be lenient about household rules, but strict on discipline.

 

[The_Deleted]

Reading the OP I must say that to decide what your kids do and do not gravitate towards does not work. Although, admittedly, I put my foot down with Barney, but that's just making sure he doesn't see the dopey purple fucker rather than denying him the right to watch it if he did pick up on it.

Firstly, for you to decide what they will and won't like is to deny them their sense of self and make them a clone of you. Don't get me wrong, that's what most parents would like, but you also have to draw a line and let the child be an individual.

Secondly,You're denying the child the chance to converse with you on their level about what they like and are excited by, which means that they will be unsure of their own instincts and will more likely be follower rather than a leader.

Sure, it's OK to have an influence on your child's cultural upbringing but you should not deny them the right to have the same effect on you as a parent.

 

[BallPtPenTheif]

With assertive logic, honesty, integrity, and FREEEEEDOM! yayyyyy for freedom.

 

[Zombie Turtle]

I'll try to raise my son/daughter to just be normal ie. not stand out but not be outcasts either.

Define 'Normal'

i already did, in the very post you just quoted.
(i.e. - abbreviation for Latin id est, meaning "that is; in other words")

Yes but you said you don't want it to stand out or be an outcast. So you want the one in the middle, which you consider normal. But you can't really say what is normal and what isn't as it varies for each person's taste and opinion

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

I would raise them to see past the pointlessness of life and have fun.

 

[Andalusa]

If you tell a kid to not do stuff, they'll do it almost 100% guaranteed.
I'm not that fond of kids.
Babies can be cute, but they also smell, dribble and make a lot of noise.

Oh, did I mention I want to be a primary school teacher? Well, yeh. Hows that for a big helping of irony?

 

[VladBlok28]

I'll try to raise my son/daughter to just be normal ie. not stand out but not be outcasts either.

Define 'Normal'

i already did, in the very post you just quoted.
(i.e. - abbreviation for Latin id est, meaning "that is; in other words")

Yes but you said you don't want it to stand out or be an outcast. So you want the one in the middle, which you consider normal. But you can't really say what is normal and what isn't as it varies for each person's taste and opinion

Normal would mean conforming to the majority, the norm. Now i don't know how it is in other parts of the world but here where I live (and where I intend to raise my future child), the majority of kids are in fact "in the middle" as you say, and only a small percentage can be considered to fall into the other two categories.

 

[GothmogII]

I think I'm just gonna name the kid Hitler and see how things go.

Nice and that would probably be classed as a social experiment.

Anywho I would raise my child like I was raised strict but fair. I have a great deal of freedom but it has been beatin (nerely literraly) that there are things i don't do. I for example as a kid was brought up on the basis of if i do anything wrong i get a slap and it has done me no ill effects. As i view it raising a kid is a lot like a puppy you need to give him a treat when he does something right and a slap with a newspaper if he attacks your grandmother.

Err...don't dogs who attack people get put down? >.> Wonder why that doesn't work for cats... (Although, I thought general consensus was that you -never- strike a dog, a light tap and a stern voice at most, which is as an odd side note is far less than most children get. Weird.)