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Originally Posted by statdoc
I told my son he would definitely be in trouble with me if he started a fight. He would be in equal trouble in the future if I discovered he had allowed someone to abuse him without aggressive response. I explained that if someone views you as a target, they will attack you. If you have a reputation of "don't mess with that boy", you rarely have to fight. Peace through strength, per the late President Ronald Reagan.
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x100000% with everything statdoc posted . I believe this is what is called Balance.
John, I was raised the way you're raising your son and found myself in his position growing up well past the age he's at now. Believe me in that it will be a lot easier for you to instill in him what statdoc advocates, now, than for your son to have to figure it out on his own later on. Because bullies 1 and 2 will certainly manifest themselves in other kids down the road.