Intersting way to raise your kids...
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I can't help but think that society views such kids as he as something great when its just the thing his parents put him up to. there are kids that start piano or violin at a very early age and we look at that as something wonderful.
I have seen worse outcomes to pushy parents...
I have seen worse outcomes to pushy parents...
Well, there is something of genetics in that as well. I don't think that I could have done martial arts at 2, no matter how badly my parents wanted.
I agree though, where's the childhood? Once he's a teen or so, then start driving him towards his potential. All I keep thinking about is Sci-fi movies like "Soldier" and the like, scarilly makes them seem not so impossible.
I agree though, where's the childhood? Once he's a teen or so, then start driving him towards his potential. All I keep thinking about is Sci-fi movies like "Soldier" and the like, scarilly makes them seem not so impossible.
That's just plain creepy. I don't think starting kids on violin, etc is a bad thing, it's like language -their brain is just ready to take it all in at that age- this is something else though.
That would be a not very fun way to be a kid.....
Course, being raised like that, you will always expect people to respect you, and that is not the way the world works. IMO, that looks like a recepie for failure.....
Course, being raised like that, you will always expect people to respect you, and that is not the way the world works. IMO, that looks like a recepie for failure.....
I have wathced a documentary on this kid, and this article is not fully accurate. It did kindof touch base on it but didnt clarify that this kid actually started himself on the bodybuilding part of it. His mother actually found him copying his dad, his dad would work out and he would then copy his fther by power lifting his toy box and taking the wightless bars and copying his dads benchpressing and other forms of weight lifting, he also began copying his dads martial arts moves when he would practice at home and this led them to introduce him to actual real training by letting him go to class with his dad and by letting him lift the weight bars with weight on it. His parents did not force any of this on him, they let him try things and if he liked then he would do it. I dont think 2 is too early to take martial arts training as if you take them to a good trainer he will not only teach them the physical part but he will also be taught responsibility and self-control. I am not saying it is right for every child as they definately mature at different paces, but for some kids it is totally fine. I started Judo and Baseball both when I was about 4 years old and was taking guitar lessons when I was in kindergarten but I always had the choice to leave any of the things I didnt enjoy doing. And as long as it isnt forced on the child I dont think it can really do any harm. I personally will let my children try any and every sport/martial art/instrument they want as soon as they show any interest or are mature enought to do it. If they dont like it they dont have to do it. I do agree they seem to be taking it a little far, but I dont think it will hurt him too badly as he only spends 30 minutes a day working out and goes to martial arts class for an hour or so 3 times a week, and does normal school like hours at home. He has plenty of time to still be a kid. I personally wouldnt do this with my children, but dont bash it just cause it isnt what you would do with yours. I have seen many different ways of parenting that have worked great.
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It's not uncommon for kids that young to take martial arts lessons, dance lessons, etc. As long as it's fun for them and they like it, it can benefit them by providing exercise instead of vegging in front of the TV. It's also not uncommon for kids to imitate things their parents do...hence the kitchen toys, tool toys, etc. That's part of growing up.
The problem here is that the parents took it more seriously that they should have for the age..4yrs. Looking at his pic it points to physical development abnormal for someone of that age. I'm no expert, but I'm thinking steriod use here and that is a dangerous situation in adults, let alone in a kid that is still growing and developing.
You have a lot of people out there fulfilling their unmet ambitions through their kids, and this really looks like another case of that to me. :mad2
The problem here is that the parents took it more seriously that they should have for the age..4yrs. Looking at his pic it points to physical development abnormal for someone of that age. I'm no expert, but I'm thinking steriod use here and that is a dangerous situation in adults, let alone in a kid that is still growing and developing.
You have a lot of people out there fulfilling their unmet ambitions through their kids, and this really looks like another case of that to me. :mad2