I'm with Clod. Children should be trained to assert themselves, to defend themselves, and subjected to tests of their resolve, where only the strong survive. I saw on TV last night about a Chinese lad who was dumped in the forest to fend for himself at the age of nine, and he went on to become emperor. I say, even the parents should, on random occasions, suddenly attack their children. Keep them on their toes. Of course, strangers should do this more frequently. Does 'em good.
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.... okay?