Cuomo issues crackdown on LGBT conversion therapy

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(02-10-2016, 07:01 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: It's good to face fears.    Do you also think we shouldn't make a kid look under his bed or in the closet if they fear the boogeyman?

These are lessons for children.   Not adults.   If you are an adult and are afraid to confront a bully then you are a coward and you better make friends with a non coward.

Usually roll with you Lucie, but we don't see eye to eye on this.

There are many ways other than facing a bully to give you child the confidence to face fear as an adult.

We must give then confidence and regardless what you see in the movies/ TV shows the kid that confronts the bully often takes a beating. This can be done through simple socialization (not the Sander's kind). Other tactics are to enroll kids in Self-Defense classes, sports, and scouts. I also tried to instill a strong sense of faith in my children. 

My oldest son is a track athlete, but like most mid-distance runner he is not very big; however, he has confidence, a great sense of humor, and a quick wit. Never had an issue with a bully and now as a grown man in the Navy, he still does not

They learned to walk away from the bully (figuratively), not out of fear, but out of good sense.