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- ubuwalker31, on 01/07/2008, -9/+361And here they are:
1) Playing with Fire
2) Own a Pocket Knife
3) Throw a spear
4) Deconstruct an appliance
5) Drive a car
Of course, these should all be done with close adult supervision... - 5xSTUN, on 01/07/2008, -3/+293My parents let me play with fireworks as a kid and I've learned to type really well with my remaining fingers.
- estacado, on 01/07/2008, -0/+267I once push a peanut up my nose an couldn't get it out. I decided to push it all the way in and managed to get it into my mouth. But it was really hard. At one point I thought, "Okay, it will stay in there forever, but I can still breathe through one nostril for the rest of my life".
- dynacrylic, on 01/07/2008, -7/+208You forgot, break the DCMA.
I think it's great, and I'm not being sarcastic, that kids learn how to download a song, burn it to a cd, rip it off the cd and move it to a portable mp3 player. - hfxadv, on 01/07/2008, -6/+194Shouldn't ninja stars be on the list?
- SteveTheSultan, on 01/07/2008, -2/+108I let my kids test child proof lighters
- Jektal, on 01/07/2008, -3/+107*cough* DMCA *cough*
- Bhatch514, on 01/07/2008, -9/+112at 13 some girls already know how to handle the stick.
- Punch405, on 01/07/2008, -4/+106My kid won't be learning to drive a standard shift car until this summer when she's 13, and that's final.
/harsh dad - jhendrickson, on 01/07/2008, -0/+100If it doesn't kill you it will only make you stronger.
My kids will be allowed to do these sorts of things and more. You learn by experience, and if you shield your child from all potentially dangerous activities how will they ever learn?
I'd rather have my kid learn some common sense by experimenting than have them be reliant on some warning label. - tutivlahos, on 01/07/2008, -0/+91Why don't you have a seat over there.
- dynacrylic, on 01/07/2008, -1/+83sorry. it was my sledyxia
- mstoneburner, on 01/07/2008, -1/+75My grandpa let me drive his tractor. That was pretty cool. I sure miss him.
- johnnick, on 01/07/2008, -3/+75Before everyone freaks out about the car thing, the picture shown in the presentation had the child sitting in an adult's lap while driving. Basically, the adult was allowing the child to steer while the adult worked the pedals.
- secrity, on 01/07/2008, -3/+74Except for driving a car; I did all of these, plus many more, such as using a soldering iron and playing with mercury, without adult supervision when I was a kid. I lived to tell about it and I didn't do all that much damage. Kids are being WAY to overprotected now.
- Axeman2063, on 01/07/2008, -1/+64This guy hits the nail on the head. I've had the opportunity to work at a few different summer camps for kids over the last several years...and I can't begin to describe the changes in the number of rules. The majority of today's world seems hell-bent on keeping children in a bubble as long as possible. Some examples I've seen are not being allowed to throw snowballs at school, forcing competitive sports teams to "not play as hard" if they're beating a team by more than a few points (losing by a lot affects self esteem, dontcha know?), having teachers use completely ***** marking schemes because and F or a D has a much harsher effect than a "needs improvement", or "marginal". The end result is a child who at some point hits a titanium-reinforced concrete wall of realization...that the world is not a sanitized, disinfected place where everybody wins and setbacks don't happen. Bravo to this guy for bucking the trend.
- rabidg00se, on 01/07/2008, -2/+61That's disgusting. Dugg.
- signal15, on 01/07/2008, -2/+59I got my first pocket knife at 7, drove a car at 8 (with my mom working the pedals), got a BB gun at 8, and a shotgun at 10. I did all sorts of dangerous crap, and I have a few scars to prove it. But I learned very quickly what was a stupid idea, which is more than I can say for many others.
If you are overprotective of your kids, you are contributing to the pussification of america. Kid's need to learn that doing stupid things will hurt, and they need to be allowed to explore things that interest them (like taking apart old appliances, or building a razor-blade guillotine for action figures). - Scrubby, on 01/07/2008, -14/+63Learning to shoot a gun should be added to that list.
- inactive, on 01/07/2008, -1/+49I too did all of these things. The playing with fire was always done unsupervised however. When I was about 12 I ended up starting a small grass fire (small is relative I guess) and the fire dept came out and the local news chopper even showed up. I spent most of that afternoon hiding in my room waiting for the swat team to bust in and arrest me as I was sure the arson team would be hot on my trail..
- feckineejit, on 01/07/2008, -0/+44Don't let your kids play with the following dangerous objects;
1) infected monkeys
2) space debris
3) Cuban cigars
3) Cowboys
5) Bon Jovi's 'Slippery when wet' - stfucupcake, on 01/07/2008, -2/+42My kid (now 16 --he's on digg too) has been at the helm driving down county roads with me since he was 13.
Nothing like experience to make a confident driver. - jeff4379, on 01/07/2008, -0/+40@jjcool430
Someone wasn't a boy scout. Don't you know that dull knives are more dangerous than sharp ones? The speaker even touched on this during the video. - Shrubber, on 01/07/2008, -0/+38A "Razor-blade guillotine for action figures?" I never did that. But now that I think about it, I kinda wish I had.
- inactive, on 01/07/2008, -0/+37What I learned early on was ***** Swiss Army Knives and their NON locking blades. Scar to prove it lol. I learned how to put out a brush fire with dirt. I also learned that with enough stings from yellow jacket's you will go numb up to your knee.
- arcangelgabriel, on 01/07/2008, -1/+33Ab so frikkin lutly.
I agree whole heartedly with this presentation. When I grew up there were no 'laws' to protect me from slicing my finger on a tuna can lid. I learned about the world from living in it. I Burned myself, cut myself, learned acids from bases the hard way and discovered thermodynamics by application. Get out there and live. My children grew up the say way I did. Without bike helmets, with pocket knives, allowed to PLAY outside unsupervised and go get them selves hurt, pick themselves up and continue on. Anything less than an arterial bleed was met with a quick check and then they were sent back out to do it again and hopefully learn from this encounter.
They've grown up to be well adjusted alert and decent humans that don't spend their time whining about empowerment and wanting to file suit against every sea monkey manufacturer when they failed to live up to the lively carton presentation. - Whence, on 01/07/2008, -2/+34Hey, I know yo------ oh. Chris Hansen, right?
- shaun1018, on 01/07/2008, -0/+31In a large parking lot is usually a good place to teach them.
I learned to drive in a grave yard. No fear of killing anyone I suppose. - t0ny, on 01/07/2008, -3/+34Whats wrong with driving a car? I've done it when I was little and I've knew tons of other people that let their kids do it to. All you do it let you kids sit on your lap and they steer. If they do something wrong you hit the break. You let them drive around the neighborhood and what not.
- ICSU, on 01/07/2008, -1/+326) Michael Jackson
- zantos420, on 01/07/2008, -0/+30yeah i once set a dried out vine on the side of a tree on fire with a book of matches when i was about 12... the whole tree (atleast 100ft) went up in flames within about 10 minutes; i wasn't to be found in about 3. you live and you learn!
- Jonjonr6, on 01/07/2008, -0/+30Adult supervision is only as good as the adult doing the supervising.
That said, I was a Boy Scout, so of course I built a proper fire, had a pocket knife, had a BB gun, shot .22 rifles at camp.
Its good to be involved with kids in a leanrign environment. - thcobbs, on 01/07/2008, -3/+33There are age appropriate times for each of those. And only after I've supervised my child's first attempts.
I'm not gonna tell a 4 year old to go climb a tree outside and not watch.
I'm not gonna hand a 6 year old a knife without paying close attention.
I'm not gonna give a 10 year old a box of matches and say "have fun".
I'm not gonna give a 15 year old a car and say "don't hit anything".
Its all about supervision and age appropriateness. - nikkesen, on 01/07/2008, -1/+31Define 'too dangerous'... after all, there are some things in the world that some people find dangerous but in themselves are not dangerous at all.
- tuxidomasx, on 01/07/2008, -1/+296) get in a fight
- jessethouin, on 01/07/2008, -0/+27This sounds like boy scouts. I strapped my 4- and 6-year-old boys into a zip line 300 ft long and 50 feet high at a scouting event and let them go. It was the time of their life, and they learned that having fun and being safe can go hand-in-hand.
This is a great concept and I'm glad to see it. I wish more parents would pursue this kind of child development. - airquotes, on 01/07/2008, -2/+29something is funny about the one word you mispelled being learning
- Nerfdude, on 01/07/2008, -0/+26i've got a drawer full of pocket knives, a half dozen bb guns, and i used to burn ***** all the time. i got my first Zippo when i was 11. i've fallen out of trees, i've accidentally stabbed myself, i've bled from being hit by a ricocheting pellet. i even had a go kart with faulty brakes, and one time came into the driveway at full speed only for the brakes to fail, causing me to plow through all the crap in our open garage until slamming into the back wall. i used to go mountain biking with my dad all the time, and even he wouldn't wear a helmet because they look silly. not to mention ninja stars, blow guns, those mini crossbows, a toy gun that shot thumb tacks.... it goes on.
and yet, somehow, i managed to live to adulthood. if i ever have a kid, his first toy is going to be a chainsaw. - Luminoth, on 01/07/2008, -1/+26Climbing a tree, cliff jumping, climbing rocks, using a knife, playing with fire, driving a car, etc, etc. Any number of things we do can end up requiring surgery to repair a simple mistake. Every one of those things I did as a child and it makes me a more capable adult having already made those mistakes. It would be a much, much worse scenario for me to have to pay that cost of learning now, as an adult.
- mstoneburner, on 01/07/2008, -2/+27I'll bet he was hoping for more of a reaction to that "bruised, scraped, and bloodied" line.
- urbanclock, on 12/08/2008, -0/+24Dull knives are way more dangerous than sharp. When you actually have to cut anything you use so much effort you eventually get through it and cut open whatever may be on the other side, such as your other hand or someone else's face.
***** me i didnt read the comment below, but they need to learn to use the reply system. Whatever, bury if you must. - jon30041, on 01/07/2008, -0/+24Mmmhmm. A dull knife is hard to control. Whittling is great until you hit a snag, try to force your dull knife, and jam that ***** in your calf.
- Japhthor, on 01/07/2008, -1/+24What?! No firearms training?
When I was a kid, my dad went out and took a firearms safety training course. Then he bought us kids a BB gun.
That's it, just a BB gun. Then he took us out in the backyard and taught us everything he'd learned.
Years later, I was shooting in the basement with my cousin who had no firearms training whatsoever. I made the shot and handed the BB rifle to my cousin. Then my dad walked in.
My cousin turned, FINGER INSIDE THE TRIGGER GUARD and shot my dad in the face by accident.
Firearms training. Education for safety. - nomadxx7, on 01/07/2008, -3/+26I'd honestly have to agree with the guy. When I was a kid my grandparents had an old pot belly wood stove. My father told me directly "Don't touch it it's hot." Well being the "smart" kid I was I knew better than my father so I placed my palm right on that mother. Needless to say that I didn't do that again. I also stuck a fork into a light socket to see it spark.
Another example was when my mother told me later in life that she was afraid of giving my a plastic toy guy (the ones with the pop cartridges). So she gave me legos instead. But instead of building some elaborate contraption I build a pistol out of the legos. The part that was freaky to her was that I wasn't supposed to know what a gun was let alone what one looked like. So here I am a little kid building a toy gun when I shouldn't have even known what one was. - dragonlink2, on 01/07/2008, -0/+23I definitely agree we are sheltering kids a bit too much nowadays. Sure, it's POSSIBLE that something very bad can happen, but the chances are so small that denying them the right to go play over someones house or use a knife can actually be harmful down the road. We need to still monitor children, but allow them to discover things by themselves. Getting a few cuts and bruises along the way is just part of being a kid.
- Nick519, on 01/07/2008, -0/+23and brilliant. dugg.
- Mononuclear, on 01/07/2008, -1/+23When I was little my grandma let me steer. As I got older (10 or 11) she let me back the car out of her driveway. When I was 13 my brother took me to a large empty parking lot and taught me to drive a manual. Letting kids drive is safe as long as you don't just hand them the keys and tell them to have fun.
- badjoke, on 01/07/2008, -0/+21lol you are 12 years old without any tact or wit.
- bamafun, on 01/07/2008, -8/+29I say let them practice on a golf cart or something before they drive a car
- estacado, on 01/07/2008, -0/+20That's what brothers are for.
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