Posted on Sep 13, 2016
Are Kids Who Play with Knives More Self-Sufficient and Curious?
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Interesting article. I believe somewhere in the middle. Kids should be allowed to find out how the world works. Just don't let them kill themselves to do so.
Are Kids Who Play with Knives More Self-Sufficient and Curious?
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PO3 Steven Sherrill I'm not so sure the knives are the real point here. I believe that in much of the industrial world, over-protective parents are the problem. When I was growing up it was get out of the house and go play. We ran around the neighborhood and yea we got into some mischief, but curiosity was developed and we learned a lot of valuable life lessons. It seems that too many parents now want their child or children in sight, so the TV or pick the game console has taken the place of exploring and running through the woods.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
LTC (Join to see) scars were the mark of a great childhood. Nowadays, a kid gets a scratch, and it is a disaster of Titanic proportions. I agree fully that over protective parenting is a negative, but I cannot blame them as too often society wants to intervene and not allow kids to do anything. If the child does, then the parent is chastised at best, and loses their children at worst. Gone forever are the days when at nine years old a child's father can give the child grand dad's pocket knife. If he does, instant villainy. Can't climb trees because someone might sue.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill - no kidding, my mother was a nurse and my dad was a combat medic, we didn't go see a doctor unless it was serious.
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I've been carrying a knife since I can remember. My daughter got a knife when she could open one. You teach good practices and you carry bandaids. I don't see a knife any different than a wrench, a screwdriver or a firearm. They are all tools with a purpose and if taught to be used properly they won't misuse them when you're not around.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
SFC (Join to see) first fixed blade knife I ever owned, my dad told me be careful, that was it. It was a six inch buck knife. It was in a leather belt sheath, and fit tightly. When I took the knife out of the sheath for the first time I cut my thumb about half an inch long and deep enough that it bled badly. As he was wrapping it in a paper napkin, his only response was, more careful next time. I learned to be careful. I agree that it is not the tool that is problematic, it is the interface between the tool and the hand that is the problem. Proper use is most important. The more deadly the consequences of misuse, the more proper instruction is required before first use. My daughter is pissed at me because I have let my grandson handle my knives.
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