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Old 01-15-2006, 12:26 PM   #29
Mary Eastland
 
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Re: Kids Program - What's yours like?

Most child predators know the child...and don't physically harm them. The creep gains trust and then exploits the child. I am sure you know this.

For a child to know and practice saying no] to an adult and that it is okay to be rude are valuable lessons.

I mostly agree with you...I guess the difference is that I know that some of the things I taught my daughters helped them. Maybe they were too young but the things they knew and the conversations we had helped them in what happened to them and their feeling about it afterward.

You just never know what strategy might work. I think the perspective of keeping oneself open is good. SD can be taught without blaming choices made.

I especially agree with you about the fear factor as a marketing tool. I don't teach SD anymore because of the path that aikido has opened for me. But without my training and teaching of SD I could not be where I am today. I had a lot to heal from.
Mary

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