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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ragboy" data-source="post: 2084005" data-attributes="member: 4151">I'm probably parroting a lot of what has already been said, but my methodology is to let the kid learn for him/herself. And I've been rewarded with four very practical kids. I warn them of danger and let them make the decision whether to hit each other with sticks, touch a hot plate, etc (when it's not going to cause serious bodily harm). That being said, I'm probably over-protective and over-observant of my kids when it comes to the outside world. When we're out at a pool or park or whatever, I'm always watching them, assessing threats and moving to head them off. Too much time in risk management. I personally took a guy down that was intent on harming my first child when he was three. After that, I never let them out of my sight again while in a public place. As far as media goes, we were really conservative with our first three... no PG-13 movies until we agreed they were ready, no T rated games, etc. etc. That kind of went out the window with our youngest (3) who has seen Attack of the Clones about 157 times. His character assessment question to every new person he meets is : Do you like Star Wars?  Overall, though, I think we've done pretty well. They know what is allowed and what's verboten and what we'll allow in certain situations. Lord of the Rings was a big concession, because my daughter was slightly too young to see it on the big screen, but she absolutely wouldn't stomach that she wasn't allowed. She's a precocious little punk that taught herself to tie her shoes when she was 4 and to read when she was 5.  And as far as D&D goes, they start playing when they're about 8, though I had a stripped-down no violence RPG-type game for when they were younger. I assume that keeping them protected will get harder as they get older, but I'm betting on the foundation we've tried to build for them while they're young and their own intelligence. I guess that's all you can do.</blockquote>

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