5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do: Gever Tulley at TEDxMidwest

[@andy4an]

"the most effective way to keep children safe, is to give them a little taste of danger" well said.

[@jakspinks7644]

First

[@sageneodraconus]

This is very true. I was opening Christmas gifts for my niece (toys she had received and now wanted to play with) and asked her to go get me a knife out of the kitchen. She was like 8 or maybe older at this point. She tells me that she's not allowed to touch the knives. At which point I told her just to hurry up and get it. She brings it into the room barely pinching the tip of the handle with the blade hanging down. I open the toys and tell her to sit next to me for a minute. I have her open her hand with her palm upward. Then I attempt to show her the proper way to hold a knife so that you don't hurt yourself or the person you're handing it to. She freaked out like no other and I had to abandon my attempt to teach her something that I viewed to be a vital safety lesson. Who in this world will ever avoid a sharp knife, box cutter, or other sharp tool in their life? I wasn't trying to scar her by pretending to cut her hand or anything like that. I was trying to show her something that could prove to be truly vital in her life at some point. The point was safety because if no one ever teaches her how, then when she has no other choice but to use a knife, then her chances of hurting herself increase exponentially. As much as I hate to say this, my sister (her mother) does actually coddle her kids a little bit too much. She views it as shielding them from the bad things in the world. However, by "shielding" them, she's also leaving them unprepared for when they inevitably encounter these things in the real world. She won't be able to protect them from every single thing forever and they should know what to do should the need ever arise and not just get thrown into a panic because the situation is totally foreign to them. I should also clarify that I was only trying to show her HOW to do something, but at no point was I tell her she was ALLOWED to do anything she was told not to do. I was not giving her permission to go play around with sharp objects, the goal was merely to teach her the safe way to do so if she ever had to. Parents overprotect kids in so many ways it's unbelievable. 8 years old may have been a little young for this type of lesson, but she's 10 or 11 now and would probably still throw a fit if I tried the same thing today. That's the point I'm trying to make. If I was able to teach her properly the first time, then she would never have to be afraid about it ever again. Proper knowledge can be the singlemost greatest form of protection you can ever give your children. Exposing them to dangerous situations to give them instructions on how to keep themselves safe in dangerous situations is better than telling a kid to avoid something for the rest of their life at all costs. If my niece were successfully trained on how to handle a blade, she could finally cut the cord and grow up. Lol. Had to end on a joke but I meant every word before that

[@jordy7625]

@@sageneodraconus Well said

[@apathyguy8338]

Any other old geezers remember Lawn Jarts?

[@XxxXxx-yh5gz]

Exactly how vaccine works

[@rickhubanks6722]

When my son was 8 he climbed up a tree and wanted me to come up and get him down. I told him "You got up there, you get down" my wife was losing her mind freaking out. He got himself down and now he owns a business cutting trees out of powerlines.

[@lemnems582]

If this is true, then thats amazing!

[@moabt.frican7163]

How can i not like this comment? Very cool

[@kaylag5043]

When I was a kid I was told that a few times. I definitely learned how to get out of problems on my own.

[@ricecake1228]

:0

[@jeremiahlaing6757]

Depending on how high the tree was, that was a bad decision. Letting a child climb a tree is one thing, but when one is asking for help to get down, ignoring his/ her request is, simply put, dangerous and mean

[@daskrumelmonster3241]

Dont talk to strangers you could become friends

[@i.s.9451]

The strangers, are the ones I am worried for.

[@starpop3737]

eleora I.S. 😂

[@DEmma1972]

You could miss out on seeing some little puppies

[@dondemitri3760]

*the fear of commitment*

[@alainc.4132]

@@goodels2336 or... OR you could hit the candy jackpot in the windowless van that stranger is driving.. I would risk it...

[@bryanslocks3481]

Problem solving on your own is one of the most important skills anyone can learn, ever.

[@elmo7608]

Reading is pretty important too

[@PelemusMcSoy]

Kids need to learn problem solving skills at some point in their lives, because while their parents will do whatever they can to help the kid, there will come a point where the kid is on their own and the parents cannot help them.

[@Macionik]

I'm totally agree with you, but I'm doubting about looking for the solution in the internet. You must learn how to Google yourself, but the problem itself was solved by someone else. Does that count??😅 (I want to think it does count)

[@pooshu6468]

@@Macionik i mean...yeah it counts. Being “tech savvy” or maybe being able to problem solve with a little info

[@stantonclark]

@@elmo7608 well pretty much everyone (99% or whatever) can read in the western world, but problem solving is what will get you a job.

[@ExtoPlasmOfficial]

TED talks are really getting me to realize that people don't see children as children anymore. They're seen as and raised to be robots; able to digest and regurgitate useless facts without asking any questions, expected to be safe 100% of the time, and basically become absolutely perfect, regardless of how much of a tall order that may be. Just let kids be kids. How hard is this to understand?

[@thomasray]

Yes. I agree so much. So, so much.

[@thomasray]

@Mia Li Wait, isn't lazy one of the things people say MILLENIALS are? Also, did you say that children are being educated?

[@dingfeldersmurfalot4560]

By now a lot of adults don't know what kids are anymore, because they were in some sense raised in glass bubbles themselves. You've got one generation of over-supervised, freedomless kids grown up to raise another. They can't teach their kids how to be courageous and free because they never knew what that is and have nothing to teach.

[@sleepdeep305]

What? I love regurgitating useless facts, although they probably aren’t the same kind of useless facts you’re talking about...

[@Lim-mv7rq]

hear hear

[@Chartoise]

Being too protected and too safe, leads to fear... Who do you think fears the rain the most... the one who walks in it everyday, or the one that never walked in it? Fear resides, where experience stops.

[@Chartoise]

Pablo Rages Don't you think we are over protecting our kids? Because in my personal surrounding, I see that parents over protect their kids.

[@briannaharter4411]

it wasn't safer back then.it just seemed safer back then cause there wasn't big media coverage of every single bad thing that could happen.the world hasn't changed in terms of danger but it has changed into a more paranoid world.where people freak out of the simplest of things.

[@fishsauce617]

Awesome. I'm going to quote that. ^and kidnapping isn't as high as most think.

[@Ayelis]

According to statistics, parents do most of the kidnapping. So if you want to be kidnapped, hang around at home all day.

[@Apex8r]

Kids are not more aware, they are more exposed - to what the media provides. You worry more over a gun/knife yet you say kids are more brave (intelligent?) - no. I disagree. I do understand where you are coming from, the knowledge and availability of weapons has increased but not the use of patience or safety while holding one - that has decreased. People were less aware and more care-free, because the media wasn't shoving down our throats. Again, the availability has increased - not the delivery of the news. Another example but far from the strongest, the teachers walk around the classroom like hand sanitizer is holstered to their hip, creating fear of germs. I rolled around under homes, in dirt-sometimes worse, used porta-johns, barely ever had the chance to wash my hands when it was time to eat, and bite my nails - I never get sick even though the kids are sick four times a month. When was hand sanitizer put to use for general public, late 90's?

[@1234567895182]

when i was a child, i asked my dad if i could touch the stove. He said do it so I did, burned myself, lesson learned. Proof that this guy is right xD

[@Jesse-lv2yo]

One of my parents gave me a cigarette when I was ten. It was so traumatizing and terrible I never picked up the habit despite all my friends doing it at some point.

[@domotacool6892]

i thought there was a spider on my screen cause of you

[@PONYBOYonline]

NumberSixteen BusShelter I asked my dad if I could stick my dick in the toaster. He said do it. I haven't stuck my dick in any toasters since.

[@dagoldenkakashi4025]

O.O 😂😂

[@piffman9559]

Isak The Baron same here I'm happy my mom let have some cause I have never picked one up

[@andy4an]

oh man, this guy should have gotten the full 18 min. I love people who find creative ways to break and fix our minds.

[@survivalpodcasting]

Hell they should have given him an hour for all 50 things!

[@AlliiMariie]

Jack Spirko haha oh my, but then no one would buy his book because they know all 50 things lol! ;)

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

Jack Spirko These were 5 extra things, not five from the book.

[@mariannawescott6919]

Sleep meditations

[@smilewhileyoucan6198]

Marianna Wescott c

[@jeffreyhuang3814]

When I was in grade 4 I had a supply teacher named Mr Tunsios. He was a frequent supplier for our school and the kids loved him. One day he asked us "who wants to see me blow up a bomb after school?" Everyone was excited. There was a unanimous yes. He brings a cooler outside filled with dry ice. He dumps it in a plastic nestle disposable water bottle and dumps boiling water in. He seals the bottle. At this moment we are all 20 metres away lying like soldiers on the ground. Then it blows up. The explosion was massive and loud and spectacular. Then he repeated the experiment a bunch of times. It was quite amazing. That is the only thing I remember from elementary school.

[@shamirarshad1867]

Wow that is so amazing, it is a great experience for children to learn about explosions and dry ice. 👍👍

[@FrediskiwidoesrandomSTUFF]

We did that at our school and someone called the cops because it was so loud

[@sole7816]

I got so scared ngl... We’ve never since something like this before at my old school but we did fun experiments like make ice cream but not explode something!! I wish I did that!

[@theshlankiebrosmisc3432]

imagine a teacher saying that nowadays 😂😂. "who wants to see me set off a bomb after school"

[@greatwavefan397]

I got worried until I finished reading it

[@pijn2370]

Growing up in a strict household, I never had the chance to do any dangerous things and let me tell you, it isn't fun at all and there are so many things I regret not doing, because I was always in fear I might get punished.

[@okdonny3369]

how old are you now??

[@jameshall5556]

I am in that household now.

[@VwapTrader]

Parents like they stunt their children’s growth

[@firebal6129]

@@jameshall5556 And yet your parents let you be on the internet?!? Someone has there phobias wrong...

[@jameshall5556]

@@firebal6129 haha. You totally owned me. It's not like I'm afraid of talking to my parents about things because I might face punishment or anything... Hahaha.

[@laurengell552]

I am seventeen and I fell out of a tree two weeks ago and I was on crutches for a week. Tonight, I super glued my fingers together for the first time. I am a child at heart.

[@michellemanly1365]

Lauren Gell My project fell apart before school so I stuck some super glue on it. My fingers got stuck together for half the day and the teacher got stuck to the project. Pretty funny day.

[@southerncross5360]

This is funny truth about being a kid...I'm in my 40's and I say kids in elementary school today have iPhones and when I was kid I put Elmer's glue on my hands to watch it dry! This is reality of how our world and culture has changed for the worst...

[@ewstap9040]

I'm 12 and have accidentally superglued my fingers together, Ima do that now

[@ewstap9040]

Southern Charm I'm in 7th grade and me and my friends still do that sometimes (doesn't happen often though usually when we accidentally do it but then we put more for the peel)

[@nev466]

I've put hot glue on my hand cause my grandmother gifted me a hot glue gun for christmas due to myself making bows. I learned to wait when its not as hot to put it in the palm of my hand. I learned well.

[@Frost_Blight]

do parents seriously not let their kids climb trees now?

[@celuler22]

sadly they dont trust kids intuitien about trees lol or they dont teach it to them anymore

[@MajimeTV]

I never learned how to climb a tree because my grandfather was blind and I was scared of getting stuck up there & him not being able to help me down.

[@fakepro5848]

celuler22 this is sad. what is wrong with people?!

[@ronniemirano7120]

It also has to do with where you are from, there weren't any climbing tree's where I lived growing up. I grew up with lot of tall palm trees and cactus and like hell would I want to try to shimmy up either of those, I climbed a lot of walls instead. Some of the issue is apart of location and availability to climbing trees, the rest is sissy parents.

[@TheCandyDragon]

The trees in my area have the lower branches cut off to discourage climbing, unfortunately...

[@Liam-iv7wk]

This guy is on to something. Every year I had to take chemistry I was always hoping we'd get to blow something up in class. Needless to say I was very disapointed until I lit my chemistry book on fire.

[@Russo-Delenda-Est]

We used to make dry ice bombs on occasion in high school science. Probably not officially sanctioned, but very informative, and fun.

[@UMSLdragon]

@@Russo-Delenda-Est best I got was methanol in a 5 liter culigan bottle. it was like a rocket haha

[@Shivermist110]

One of the last things we did in chemistry was blowing up a trashcan. Honestly, one of my favorite classes and where I excelled.

[@benjaminbrewer2569]

Did you light it with a magnifying glass.

[@darredenko]

We were allowed to like, boil water and separate water from salt when salt has dissolved in water. Mind you, this was like in the 8th grade, age 14 or something? Jeez.

[@herculesmclovin]

List: (explained insightfully in video) 1. Walk to school. 2. Climb trees. 3. Burn stuff (not other animals) with a magnifying glass. 4. Create small explosions/chemical reactions. 5. Super glue your fingers together.

[@MJRNKR]

Thank you. I was looking for this list because I couldn't be bothered finding my earphones and don't want to disturb the other people in the room. Super gluing your fingers together is SOOOO scary, though. I'm always convinced I'm going to rip my skin off and bleed to death from my fingers...

[@jaxonk1440]

Me and my brother would catch ants on fire

[@jaxonk1440]

@Michael Haddad élève theres nothing else to do in Nebraska.

[@ohtych1004]

What if you live like 30 min drive away?

[@hahahahaurgay6498]

OHTYCH 100 have fun waking up at 5:00 and walking

[@jordyv.703]

*KZbin recommended* "Let's hide this video for SEVEN years"

[@angrytedtalks]

Yeah, why do they do that?

[@computerolegy2336]

@Gooey Prickles okay then...

[@terryisaac8195]

Scr3w u utb!!!

[@joswellburgos7548]

you might of have seen another ted talk so youtube was like well he might like this as well

[@destr0yed393]

Sven*

[@xHarryMetalx]

Being raised in a Mexican household, I never encountered too many limitations when it came to danger. The more hurt you got, the more fun things became.

[@mariosspyrou1054]

That's quite lunatic

[@ohthemadam8290]

sounds like my kind of fun

[@Charles-hm6ze]

I love how you have to let everyone know youre mexican

[@danconrad920]

It's all fun and games until someone looses a finger then it's hilarious

[@Monninaq1]

yeetusthefetus he’s right!! Mexican life is much less sheltered. Peanut allergies are unheard of, people don’t commit suicide at the first disappointment and we are not afraid to touch each other. Believe me, it makes a difference!

[@servals2384]

I grew up on a farm surrounded by forest where I was in constant contract with potentially dangerous animals (untamed horses, bulls, venomous snakes, massive snapping turtles...), our favorite play areas were 40 feet up in massive trees or in crevices at the tops of giant stacks of hay bales, and our favorite pastimes included hunting for snakes, jumping out of a willow tree, having mini "wars" where we would create teams and fend off opposing teams with sticks and pine cones as weapons, and running loose through the forest eating wild berries and roots. I'm not dead. Meanwhile, nowadays I see summer camps where kids aren't even allowed to run around a field without an adult trailing them. People seriously need to chill.

[@kendomyers]

Servals Louisiana? where was this? i have to say though that eating random berries without knowing what they are is a mistake. in a survival situation, you should do each of these steps with 30 minutes in between : you should test it unboken against your skin, broken against skin, broken against lips, chew on one then spit it out, then eating only one.

[@NoodleZelda]

Servals none of those things are bad, except for the stick war thing. I played with sticks in second grade, six years ago. Somebody who was playing hit me in the eye, ripped my cornea open, made me see double, and temporarily blinded me. It hurts. :p

[@dalmationblack]

still statistically very unlikely though NoodleNetWorks

[@Doctor_ironman]

Servals damn you had the most perfect childhood ever

[@SakvaUA]

That's called a survivorship bias. Those who ate wrong berries/mushrooms, fell from trees or left blind from explosions will not be able to tell their story on youtube. :) On the other hand I did all those things as well. Stinky water snakes, huge metal dumps with lot's of sharp/spiky things, gunpowder, other explosives - me and my buddies experienced it all. I'm lucky to have all my fingers and eyes.

[@hutchesonchris42]

I get the strangest looks when I tell people my 9 & 6 year olds ride their bikes to school.

[@ricecake1228]

I would love a Netherland route.

[@diego032912]

I was walking to school started since 3rd grade when I became 8 years old. It's why I've always had a nack for being outside and exploring and adventuring because even though I lived in a suburb I would always go exploring around my neighborhood and bike around as well. I miss my childhood man

[@williamfuendeling2734]

By 4th grade I rode my bike to school and home every day and was home for an hour without my parents every day after school. Tought myself to cook with that time and now I can cook pretty well at 15.

[@At0micMeltd0wn]

William Fuendeling If I walked to school it would have been a 7 mile march, along a highway of 70mph cars, with no sidewalk. for some reason my parents didnt let me walk to school.

[@noleenafahy]

where i live almost everyone walks or bikes to school

[@nasheextant3898]

I was pestering my dad one day about what electricity tasted like so he asked me if I wanted to lick a 9 volt battery It tastes like pennies When I told him that His next question was "Why do you know what pennies taste like?" Well...

[@dragonetteamelia]

Lmao, who hasnt licked a penny tho

[@mohammedalhajeri818]

which taste like sweaty balls

[@ellenma6002]

@@mohammedalhajeri818 Well how do you know that? Did you lick a basketball? And why would a ball be sweaty?

[@dragonetteamelia]

@mad M haha, maybe you were a more sensible child

[@drditup]

thoughts and prayers to every penny out there

[@Savsshit]

My dad let me brother and I shoot the air soft guns at targets when we were younger. Before giving them to us he shot us both to show what would happen if we shot each other, him, the dog, or our other siblings. It stung a bit but didn’t cause any damage. What it did do is teach my brother and I to be careful with guns. He and I have been shooting real guns for a few years and know how to use them properly. It was worth it.

[@shamirarshad1867]

Great father teaching. 👊👊

[@arnoldwardenaar127]

Indeed, that's a lesson you'll never forget

[@ianmorgan3239]

For me when I turned like ten my dad pretty much just said to wear safety glasses so I would just go out into my backyard in shorts and a tshirt with my friends and we'd all just shoot eachother with airsoft guns. We'd come in covered in bruises and bumps but it was worth it because it was hella awesome. We all loved it xD

[@Savsshit]

Ian Morgan now that my siblings are older we do that too!

[@ianmorgan3239]

@@Savsshit I would do it with my little brother when he was like 6-8, it'd be the middle of summer and he'd be out their with like 5 layers of clothing and a coat with an entire helmet on so he couldn't feel getting shot 😂

[@alfiet9532]

This was a list of things I was forbidden to do as a child. I find it really difficult when faced with any kind of danger and usually feel like my childhood was unfinished. LET YOUR KIDS THESE OR THEY WILL GROW UP SCARED OF LITERALLY EVERYTHING.

[@jacobmartin8332]

Me too. I loved the times when my dad would help me bombs for special occasions.

[@knickemz]

I think when he said bomb in a bag he meant the baking soda and vinegar reaction. Put them in a bag close it and it will explode without the possibility of injury.

[@riazahmed77]

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[@andreasrs69]

Same so relatable, I didn’t do a single activity he mentioned

[@InnaVitamina777]

Just a guess but gonna go out on a LIMB(get it?!) and say you have some type of anxiety,struggle with social relationships and suffer frequently from depression (with or without substance abuse tendencies?!)

[@NicholasGM78]

I have done everything on his list, and after a lifetime of higher-than-average danger scenarios - including active duty time in the Marines - I have survived as much or more than almost anyone I know. More important than this man being brilliant, he's legitimately onto something that so many have forgotten, and I love his stab at fear-mongering in the government and media. Jolly good show, Mr. Tulley.

[@MuffinTastic]

**puts on monocle and top hat** I SAY! Jolly good show, old chap!

[@corneilius8681]

HAHA!!! Is it a coincidence that I was an active duty Marine and agree with this man.

[@lapinchem]

In the United States the government has made Iodine illegal to possess, Yes the ELEMENT Iodine. The lengths that government will go to in order to control the people, frequently amazes me. This reminds me of a really good book, that talks about this, State of Fear, by Michael Crichton.

[@rmcbean5699]

How do you survive more than somebody?

[@NicholasGM78]

Surviving one thing isn't necessarily that noteworthy, but when you survive particularly dangerous circumstances over and over, that would be surviving more than most others. As in I've survived more attempts on my life or dangerous events than just about anyone else I've ever met.

[@FLlTTER]

This is a shining example of a TED Talk. I just love the way this guy thinks!

[@dominicgerding6383]

I remember climbing the massive trees in my grandmother's old backyard and it was a highlight of my childhood. Nothing felt better than being up there, seeing the top of the garage and feeling like a king. It was a little scary, but that's why I did it!

[@JoeSmith-pf7ir]

I am 43 and I just super glued my fingers together yesterday.

[@lindsey7544]

LOL

[@fouadatwi4842]

OMG I had to pause this video to write this comment I pressed this video in hope of hearing "climb trees" and i was correct. I'm​ 19. last year i climbed a tree and dicovered that im really good at it and enjoyed it alot. Now I spend a lot of time climbing trees and structures "I even climbed my way up to the roof of my university". And i wish my parents let me climb any tree in my childhood so i could discover my passion that makes up most of my free time and training time, but instead i had to wait 18 years to find this out.

[@omaroliblish]

Are you going to be a professional tree trimmer?

[@mungbean345]

@@omaroliblish Or lineman, or construction worker, or roofer, or fireman/rescue personnel, or outdoor photographer, or pilot? There are a lot of jobs that require climbing and/or a head for heights!

[@Zack_Wester]

@@mungbean345 why have I never seen the Tree climbing as acceptable for experience for a job. instead eveyone writes first job from highschool we got a junior job as a X. Hard requirements 3-5 years prior documented experience and two diplomas.

[@mungbean345]

@@Zack_Wester I see your point. 🙂 Tree climbing isn't really resume material, but it's one of those things that can show you what skills and traits you have (like enjoying the outdoors, being nimble and coordinated, and being okay with heights) that can be help narrow down what kind of job would really suit you. *Then* you should talk to people in that profession to see if it's really the right one for you, as well as ask them what kind of education/experience is ideal to get you into that career. For some jobs, if the situation is right, an apprenticeship or other on-the-job training might be available if they urgently need someone who is hard working and reliable. If you're really interested and polite, it's amazing how much people will help you get where you want to go!

[@mrmaniac3]

Happy climbing dude

[@ettinakitten5047]

How to reduce risk of *real* dangers: 1. Car accidents - he mentions walking more, parents can also reduce risk by learning defensive driving and by never answering their cell phone while driving. (Incidentally, if your child is in the car with you and the cell phone rings, let them answer and relay the message to you. A real life conversation is a lot less risky than a cell phone one, and if it's important, you'll still get the message. Plus, it helps kids learn phone skills.) 2. Familial homicide - most common kind is killing young infants, which is often due to post-partum depression. This can be dealt with, as a new parent, by monitoring your own mood and stress level and asking for help if you need it. For older kids, in addition to parental stress, spousal abuse is another contributor to homicide risk. The best way to reduce the risk is to learn early warning signs of abuse and don't get involved with someone like that. (Hint: you don't want someone who acts like Edward from Twilight or Christian from Fifty Shades of Grey.) If you're already in an abusive relationship, it may not be safe to leave right away, but start making plans to leave as soon as you can do so safely. Even if your partner has never hurt your child, if he (or she) is hurting you, your child is not safe. 3. Abuse - the abuse that is most likely to endanger a child's life is physical abuse. This is mostly caused by parental stress, as well as parents who don't understand child development and have overly high expectations, and parents who lack alternate strategies for discipline. The biggest thing is to *never* shake a baby. If you want to shake your baby, set them down, go to another room, and call a parents' help line or someone supportive. Monitor your own stress level and ask for help if you need it. Also, learn what is typical for kids of various ages. (For example, a 12 month old doesn't do things to annoy or manipulate adults, because they don't yet understand that they can affect an adult's emotions. They just have very little self control and very strong emotions.) And learn about time-out, rewards for good behaviour, how to explain reasons for rules in terms a young child understands, etc, and practice these skills until you master them. 4. Suicide - this is mostly for teenagers, and the vast majority of suicidal teens have depression, so learn the symptoms of depression. Sad mood every day, loss of enjoyment of things they used to like, lack or energy or too much energy, sleeping too much or too little, eating too much or too little (not trying to diet), those are all possible signs. Cultivate a trust with your teen where they can tell you their honest thoughts and feelings without you freaking out or punishing them. And if they are struggling, seek help. Most people with depression will respond to a combination of medication and cognitive-behavioural therapy. 5. Drowning - this is probably the easiest to prevent on the list. Teach your child to swim as early as possible. There are classes which teach 6 month olds to float on their back and 12 month olds to alternate floating and paddling to get to the shore. They also train kids how to swim in clothing, because if a kid falls into water accidentally, they'll probably be fully clothed. Also, if you have a backyard pool, keep it covered in a child-proof cover when not in use, and when it is in use, never leave children swim unsupervised. (Note: a drowning child can't yell for help. Learn the signs that someone is drowning if you ever take your kids swimming without a lifeguard.)

[@whatreallymatters571]

edward from twilight wasn't abusive and neither was Christian grey. pretty sure there are real stories that you can draw from those two not being anywhere near close. But overall really good and detailed post.

[@MaximilianonMars]

They were creepers, if a person behaved like that in real life there's a good chance they have a body in the trunk of their car.

[@MaximilianonMars]

+Amanda aka Goldmare What you said follows what I've learned. There's a good video about similar phenomena, search on KZbin: Ben Goldacre publication bias. Love of money is the root of all evil, big pharma is stinking rich.

[@GeorgeRRFloyd]

i dare you to read all that

[@johnchristian7788]

Ettina Kitten Having common sense, care and love can prevent all of these.

[@ConspiciousCultist]

I'm 19 and I realized I didn't even do any of these things minus the battery-licking and that's because they didn't find out fast enough. Here's to hoping I won't be so overbearing if I have children.

[@otepmeimban]

Conspicuous Cultist did you know why those batteries tasted sour? because someone did it before you

[@oliviawronski6387]

Booksarefun666 Wow. I licked airport handle bars as a baby. And... yeah I was fine. I also had e. coli. as a 1.5 year old (bad plane food probably) :). Guess I was lucky.

[@jonahnichols2158]

Helen McCoy E Coli can be deadly though, depending on the strain. If it was HB101, no worries, but the dangerous one is to worry.

[@oliviawronski6387]

Trucker1114 1 Nearly died, apparently. Still probably have the hospital records somewhere.

[@naverilllang]

Booksarefun666 the only things i didnt really do until layer was walk to school and the chemistry. when i was young, i was in a dumb situation where i lived in one town, but was in a different school district. so while the closest elementry school was about half a mile away, i was supposed to go to a school that was 10 miles away. needless to say, i didnt walk that. that hcanged when i moved later on.

[@reeeech9245]

100% agreed. It's when they are young that they are testing the limits of everything. If they don't learn this now, they won't in the future.

[@UMSLdragon]

yet sadly for many kids now the first limit they hit and cant get passed is their parents. Why? because parents fear social services

[@dace9590]

as my mother says, every kid needs to eat their hand full of sand in their childhood

[@ayyerr]

I've had 2 friends that went to the corner of the playground and put spoonfuls of sand in their own mouths and spit it out. Your mother might have a solid point

[@Glitchmelon]

@@ayyerr they didn't eat it tell them to do it again but eat it

[@nea463]

Lol, so they have to eat their hand with the sand... thats nice... jk i know what you are going for lol XD.

[@icecubes9056]

in preschool, my friend convinced me to eat sand because apparently, it was "yummy." I believed her and ate the sand... the sand beneath the slide in the playground.

[@siddharthtripathi5806]

No wonder Anakin fell to dark side, he never ate sand.

[@dmustakasjr]

*Disclaimer* Always be an active participant in your children experiencing these things. A kid in my neighborhood I grew up with, owned and used a home chemistry set. Burned down his parents house. Thankfully nobody was harmed. But yeah...

[@majormana1]

Also whh make a bomb im bag when you can make a bittle rocket and send stuff flying in yard mkre easiky and less dangerously. You can experiment with amiut of vinegar and baking soda to see what happens. Or their is also the blowing up balloon from gas of vinegar and baking soda.

[@CobisTaba]

Demetrios Mustakas Jr. I have a suggestion, don't "always" be there, but know when you should. Know what could be dangerous, and what not. Give your child the freedom to be alone, free and out of your sight for a while.

[@florianhulsmann5172]

Demetrios Mustakas Jr. My grandma accidently burnt down her parents' farm at the age of 5. Nobody died. Accidents happen^^

[@cringemeister04]

My grandpa played with fire under a bed and burned his family’s apartment

[@Tamarahope77]

Apparently, Thomas Edison burned his garage down with his experiments and got a whipping from his dad. His school teachers couldn't handle him so his mother pulled him out to homeschool him, but she didn't manage to teach him to spell, because all he wanted to do was to experiment with things.

[@castirondude]

Back in the day .. our school did a dropping when we were about 12 years old during summer camp - in groups of 5-8 kids we were blindfolded and driven out in the country at night. We were dropped in random unknown places with no adults and had to find our way back to town. One of my classmates had a lighter and hairspray bottle which would make a huge flamethrower and by lighting the flame , other groups of students were able to find us so we banded together and found our way back. We just thought it was a fun thing to do but I realize now how great it is to learn how to get yourself out of a pickle at an early age.

[@jayyu8229]

i love doing the hairspray and lighter thing.

[@williamfuendeling2734]

That is amazing, I wish more kids had the opportunity to figure out bad situations on their own.

[@rswow]

I wonder how many forest fires get started like that.

[@jgrimsta]

@@rswow We used to steal hairspray bottles from our mums, then we'd light a big outdoor candle, set the hairspray bottles next to the candle and shoot it with an airrifle. Great fireball, great fun!

[@ethelcampbell3317]

this days this would never be allowed

[@lifenature5463]

Nice talk! I experimented with all those things when I was a child, excepting super gluing my fingers, that I did later in life. When I became a father I tried to pass those experiences down to my two daughters, in particular, tree climbing, starting a fire without matches, safely handle a sharp knife, a task that my wife doesn't know and keeps on cutting herself, and camping or sleeping outside without a tent. My eldest daughter grew up being very cautious and safe opting for five stars hotels, while my younger one became a professional freestyle skier injuring herself several times and being able to sleep in a tent with 5 degrees Fahrenheit in winter. In any case, it is definitely better to teach your own children how to deal with potential dangers than how to avoid them altogether.

[@MrLuigiFercotti]

I've said this for years. When did children suddenly evolve to have legs that were incapable of walking and bicycling to get somewhere?

[@alokym86]

Thanks a lot!!! I can't imagine my childhood without "dangerous things!" It might be so boring, but, thanks to poorness, my parents had no time to disallow me to do what I want.

[@downbntout]

So Yes. So right. Can't we raise braver kids?

[@MrSaemichlaus]

The principle of inoculation: Letting the body feel a little sample of the poison, so it will be able to defeat the dosage in a real case of infection. Kids that often play in the dirt are less likely to get infected.

[@Zack_Wester]

Sone one should get thouse idiots to play Mass effect and studie the Quarians as they littarly failed there immunity system by not exposing it to dirt. (result of living several generation on sterile space ships).

[@mrmaniac3]

ZackWester oh

[@stormtorch]

Isn’t that kinda how vaccines work?

[@phoenixyt5421]

@@stormtorch yes, it's exactly how vaccines work

[@RedlightRecordsStudio]

I'm forwarding this to my wife right now...

[@BryanDennisonBryansGaming]

lol

[@alexanderreusens7633]

And? Is your child still alive? Or did your wife intervene?

[@sighmon5640]

alexander and Redlight Dont leave us in suspense like that!

[@kellyschedvin5623]

What happened?

[@scottscott9150]

Redlight Records how's the couch feeling these days?

[@Tenajeh]

Great speech! But it seems that 575 downvoting danger-avoiders probably could not figure out as kids how to unglue their fingers.

[@accidentalvoyeur]

My parents brought me up right. I am 5 out of 5 for the things I did/was allowed to do. I think I definitely had an advantage over kids now and became a very competent, innovative, and well-rounded person. Thanks, mom and dad, for all the life experience!

[@superpanicked7995]

glueing your fingers together is fun, so satisfying to peel it off

[@neptica9926]

SuperPanicked no not glueing, super glueing. It is much harder to separate.

[@Manj_J]

Same applies to acrylic paint, as an artist, one of the most satisfying parts of painting is peeling paint off your fingers while waiting for it to dry between layers

[@sweetasterium]

@@Manj_J yes

[@mangieboria]

Excellent!! Lets allow our children the freedom to explore, understand and learn to respect the world we live in!

[@joshua___8697]

I used to love experimenting with burning things with a magnifying glass and when I started doing it at the playground at recess, I eventually got in trouble and they said I could never do it again because they were worried I'd start a fire. It's sad how they didn't believe I was sane enough to not start a damn forest fire ( I never did it by trees or things that might start a unwanted fire, I just burned leaves most of the time). Parents and teachers these days are breeding stupidity, ignorance and false fear in kids by their delusional beliefs about how children are. Kids aren't as stupid as people treat them. When you treat a kid like they're stupid, that's when there is real danger of the kid becoming stupid. What a parent says and portrays back to the child about them is what the child grows up believing about him or herself. So as a parent, don't ever believe/ think that your child is stupid or inherently delusional/mistaken, they get all of their mistakes and wrong beliefs from you the parent. "Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by it's ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." - Albert Einstein

[@dragonetteamelia]

t h a n k y o u

[@dabest6302]

So ur mad that u didn’t get to burn leaves as a child

[@thomasjorge4734]

We had a teacher: load and fire, ( a blank), a Revolutionary War-style Musket. We loved it! He won our attention, respect, admiration and wonder.

[@caramelqueengaming3601]

People around me make me feel like I don't want to "take care" of my child but this is really reassuring.

[@zorkan111]

Reminded me of one time I saw a child picking up a leaf in the park, probably out of curiosity and/or playfulness, as children are, and his mother forbid him to pick up leaves because "they're dirty". Or another example, I've seen so many times when mothers telling their kids to "walk normally" when they wanted to balance on a curb of a walkway in park. I guess they were afraid of kid falling and scratching a bit of skin. FFS dumb mothers, let kids be kids.

[@oliviawronski6387]

TheBookWorm1718 Yeah. Mine would just tell me not to dirty up the house, but outside dirt, grime, pebbles, leaves, all was fair game.

[@katherynhill2372]

Helen McCoy

[@ewstap9040]

Lmao I'm 12 and yesterday I actually just put a leaf that was plucked out of a tree in my phone case (that's clear so you can see the leaf fine) it's still in my case

[@brettpalmer7700]

I still walk on the curb and try to balance on it...I’m 16

[@smithchasea]

@@brettpalmer7700, I'm 39 and still do it on occasion, and when you are in your 30's I am sure you will too.

[@jackriver8385]

I always let my son figure out a lot of things by himself. Now he's 1,5 years old and because he's been climbing stuff since he was 8 months old, his balance is amazing! Sure, he's fallen a few times, but I was always there to make sure he didn't get seriously hurt. Now he has such a good sense of danger, he barely ever falls :) and he can eat many fruits by himself without choking to death, and he loves exploring everything! I hope he will continue to be such a curious and intelligent boy :)

[@slothygames8201]

Im curious how he is doing now?

[@shahars7108]

this is how every one should think

[@James-zp4ce]

Totally agree. The more my mum restrained me from doing stuff the more i wanted to and did it later on

[@halazeyad958]

lol i only did the super glue thing never climbed a tree or did small explosions or anything bad my mom always doesnt let me do things that arent "safe'' im 13 and always was a goodie two shoes

[@andyheckel]

My parents (my dad especially) encouraged me to do all of these things. I would call myself very succesful nowadays, and much of it is because of them letting me be curious, "investigative" and always trying to learn new things as a child! I approve what this man says!

[@DavidJBuchner]

It's so funny, because when I was a kid, putting your tongue across the contacts was how we tested the strength of a 9V battery. Nobody I knew had a voltmeter.

[@Fifty_eight_0]

David Buchner that doesn’t work..

[@2003wrx64]

@@Fifty_eight_0 Yes it does. You may not be able to tell exactly, but you can certainly tell if it's dead or close to dead.

[@JayTimmons]

I'm in my 30s and I still do that.

[@grantperkins368]

Exactly!

[@grantperkins368]

@@Fifty_eight_0 you've obviously never tried it

[@celyne1820]

When I was in Year 1, there was a big pit in the middle of the entire school which had tons of climbable trees. Yeah, it was against the rules but every kid did it. The year before, I could only climb the tree which was the easiest to climb, by Year 1 I was climbing every tree in the pit. And I can thank my friends for that. They encouraged me to face my fears and they gave step-by-step instructions on how to climb the trees. Tree climbing taught me a lot. To trust the people you love, face your fears, how to solve problems and to always use your imagination. I would recommend all parents to let their kids climb trees, or even better climb one themselves. Because in the end, we are all kids in our brains and at heart.

[@halazeyad958]

never climbed a tree....im 13 lol

Yeah! I have always wondered about those parents putting helmets on their kids before going to the playground. And the playground itself is covered by rubber ground almost everywhere. There is no chance any kid could get hurt but perhaps inhale/consume too much "rubber" instead. That said, I was brought up without any safety nets whatsoever, near a wild forest. Sure, with slightly less luck I would not live today, because me and my siblings really had fun in that forest. But I survived and so did all of my siblings. And we had a great time in that forest and a lot more we explored around or house. Parents today must learn to differ "real-danger" from "whatever-risk". Most of the risks parents hear of almost never happens but on the other hand there are some real dangers parents may overlook (in the mist of everything else they *_think_* is dangerous but is far down the risk-ladder).

[@drcola143]

yes! They have to make playgrounds MORE SAFE now since parents don't like ANY RISK. Like most of the playgrounds near me are just slides

@@drcola143 My comment was very much ironic. Sure, when I was a kd I could surely get hurt. But would I get hurt for life? Or even killed? I strongly doubt it. At least not at the playgrounds. However, I also played with my friends in the real forests. And for sure there were some occasions I really could have killed myself by accident. So (ironic on) let's burn down all forests (ironic off).

[@drcola143]

@ yep but at playgrounds built nowadays you can't get a scratch on you no matter how rough you play. The only good playgrounds are ones built quite a while ago

@@drcola143 And that is sad, right?

[@drcola143]

@ yes

[@schizoffbeat]

"The Most effective way to keep children safe is to give them a little taste of danger." yep! they understand better the possible consequences

[@peterspaltman]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. As a father of 2 i cant stand the allmost denigrating way most kids are treated these days.

[@sarabravo2000]

I'm commenting in a video from 2012, in 2016. In a language that isn't even mine. About a subject that isn't even talked about in this video. Well... kind of. I just needed to say that the top five worst fears parents have, according to this video, are kind of made fun of here because they just don't happen that much in USA. But I just couldn't resist the need of saying that those are REALLY important issues here where I live. I live in Venezuela, a dictatorial government no one cares about, apparently. And problems as kidnapping, drugs, homicides and more are our day-to-day issues. I am 15 years old, and I don't know what actual freedom is. Just some months ago I heard how a police man was killed- I heard the gunshots, and feared for my own life as people were running and my dad had to keep driving the car trying to not to look at the cop's dead body-, and I know my parents didn't let me do a lot of things Gever Tulley mentions in this video for my own safety. Our fear was not imposed by the media, it was imposed by our own lives. I'm sorry about the rant, I just couldn't help it.

[@HeChemicalFe]

That good sir is mess up

[@lookituptv3248]

saradeweasley I'm 17 and just wanted to thank you for giving me a new perspective on life and a new appreciation for the safety that I often take for granted. I wish you luck in your life and that you find safety and happiness.

[@HeChemicalFe]

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[@falcaogames6065]

saradeweasley me too I live in Brazil

[@sarabravo2000]

LookitupTV Thank you for your words and good wishes. Remember that, just because someone is suffering, it doesn't mean that your suffering is not valid. Thanks for reading me and for appreciating your safety. Bless you.

[@utl94]

A much needed talk, thanks a lot! Greetings from Sweden!

[@doso4782]

Ye i Sweden too. Hejsan grabben.

[@shin-ahbluedragon5409]

Omg I’m from Sweden too!!

[@Joy6168]

I did most of these things on this guy's list and was glad for the problem solving skills it gave me.

[@The_Jazziest_Coffee]

Now I see why my uncle exposes to hard work and stuff. Sure, it looks scary, but it's fun and interesting to learn. Learning to commit to things and not be afraid is important for kids and others alike.

[@JohnDoe-pv2iu]

This is absolutely perfect. We learn from things around us. There are now a lot of young adults walking around afraid of the world because they were psychologically neutered as children. Great Video!

[@CreatingChampionsForLife]

We LOVE this! Children require life skills, not protection! Awesome job!

[@aven_snow]

When I was in primary (elementary) school I walked to and from school every day with my best friend for a year or so as we lived next door to each other and I loved it as we could talk and exercise in the morning before class. We sometimes rode our bikes and scooters to school and as it was downhill I got over my fear of bikes.

[@halazeyad958]

lucky you! never walked to school even when my school was literally right there my mom was very "protective" as she passed every fear of hers on to me almost every single one

[@heavymetalgaming7145]

I've learned a lot from this guy...my kids are gonna be burning ants with a magnifying glass at the top of a tree while licking 9 volt batteries. I'm sure child services will understand.

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

I think they would be unhappy about it, but because of lack of tree climbing skills they would not be able to do much about it...

[@it1221]

HeavyMetal lol

[@mustanaamiotto3812]

Me and my brothers ate and still do eat ants. Its healthy!

[@leondyer6351]

Mustanaamiotto I heard they serve fried ants in Chile, maybe go there for your next vacation?

[@jacobmartin8332]

Don’t forget, you NEED to teach them how to make large bombs.

[@sparrowwestlake7267]

This is more true than ever in 2019.

[@salmaa9459]

When i was in the elementary, my school's independence day competition is catching catfishes, goose and crabs in the mud, it was sooooo fun although most times we ate the mud. But the gooses are *enormously scary*

[@halazeyad958]

that must be fun my school never did anything fun it was very very boring tho when i have summer i could spend all day outside so that was fine to me

[@kovyvuri]

geese is the plural of goose

[@ok-qc5ry]

Gever: Climb trees Me: AHHH YEAH READY TO CLI- *realizes I live in Arizona so it's mostly palm trees*

[@UMSLdragon]

climb anyway. what do you need branches for lol. I watched a guy in nicaragua climb a coconut tree to get ripe coconuts. Just shimmied right up.

[@charlesward8196]

Hey you could always climb mesquites, or cat claw acacias. Seriously, though, I bet there are a lot of mulberry trees that are great for climbing.

[@TheSunriseAnimation]

@@charlesward8196 or walls

[@charlesward8196]

I grew up in Silicon Valley in the ‘60s. We had a fruitless mulberry (morus alba, male) that my dad had built a platform in, about 10 feet off of the ground. My brothers and I added higher platforms up to 20 feet as the tree grew. Had a rope swing and everything. In the ‘80s I was in Las Vegas, and when my daughter was 6 months old I planted a fruitless mulberry before the Clark County Commission banned them because of pollen issues. I had to rent a jack hammer to hammer out a hole 4’x4’x4’ in solid caliche and amend the soil to put a $5.00 tree in a $100.00 hole. When the tree went in the ground my daughter could wrap her whole hand around the trunk. The tree grew faster than the kids did and it had three platforms up to 16 feet, and a rope swing. They never fell out of the tree. We moved away 20 years ago, bu that tree is still there, and I hope kids are still climbing it.

[@Mithsn]

Well then; you better get practicing.

[@infinitesimotel]

This is one of the infinitesimally few TED talks worth listening to that hasn't been banned. Nice one.

[@kaylag5043]

I did basically all of these things as a kid! I've also noticed that letting kids play in the rain is frowned upon more because they could get a cold or make a mess. Kids aren't allowed to learn from mistakes. When I was a kid, I decided to swing from a tree branch and attempt to land on a plastic table sort of thing. My parents told me I would get hurt but I didn't listen, so they just let me do it. The table broke and I just fell traight through it and I had cuts down my legs. My parents didn't freak out, all they said was "well we told you not to do it, didn't we? It's your problem now. Bandaids are in the bathroom drawers" and I fixed it up myself. Because I got hurt, I learned not to do that again. Mistakes are a very effective way for children to learn, especially with mild danger.

[@bytejuggler]

Thank you dad, for allowing and even encouraging me to do all these things as a kid...!

[@supercroc8172]

When I was 6, I lived in an area filled with very steep hills that were incredibly high. One of my favorite memories back then was building home made vehicles using random things from my garage (surfboards, wheels, etc). I would then ride my creations down those steep hills at high speeds. It was wonderfully fun. I would try the weirdest combinations and I learned how to improve from mistakes and failure, since some of my vehicles didn’t work. I never got hurt doing it. My family and I moved away to the mountains many years later. Now I’m in high school, and I have a huge passion for engineering, specifically electrical engineering. I’m creative with how I approach problems and many people often talk about how “smart” I am. Creating those vehicles really helped sparked more curious and abstract me, and I’m glad that my parents allowed me to be more like a kid back then and not a robot.

[@gwensimmons_gigi1629]

Dude you are so correct!!! We did all those things back in Trinidad without hovering parents. We knew they still loved us. Happy Holidays to you and yours!!💕🎆🎶🤘🏾💫🎈

[@Ishasgirl]

Walking to school where I live is extremely dangerous and highly impractical, so I think that one depends on where you live but the rest I agree with.

[@adrilazzaro]

+Kamena It's probably not unless you live in a spectacularly shitty area or a third world country, hell, I myself grew up in a third world country but honestly most of the crime happens at night or between gangs, the rest is all blow out of proportion

[@Ishasgirl]

Crime isn't the issue (the "city" I live in actually has a very low crime rate). it's lack of sidewalks and a tenancy for people to speed that makes it dangerous here. way more likely to be hit by a car than anything else. also impractical because it would take over an hour to walk to any of the schools nearby. if I lived closer to a school and there were sidewalks and crosswalks it would be fine.

[@finthegeek]

+Kamena surely you can make your own way to school though. it's not the walking, it's the independence.

[@Ishasgirl]

+Fin H I never said I had a problem giving them independence, I have an issue with the actual walking to school because it is dangerous here. being responsible for getting ready and on the bus in time I feel has the same effect while being much safer in my area. if you live in a place that allows for it, by all means have your kids walk to school!

[@finthegeek]

Kamena the more dangerous it is the more savvy your kids have to be.

[@davef21370]

Brilliant, too much health & safety is bad for health & safety !!

[@upgraderc8617]

I'm a firm believer in encouraging my children to do dangerous things safely! I loved watching this!

[@phongphong4640]

This man is so Wise and Fun. Essential advices to raise resourceful, skillful, knowledgeable and vibrant children.

[@VikkiVennen]

i was lucky enough to attend Brightworks, his school for a couple years. such a smart man

[@scooter-kid]

I have a friend that as over protective parents and I can’t wait to see what will happen when she moves out of her parents house because I want to see what she does with even the smallest bit of freedom.

[@chaosmagican]

I will always remember the moment when I was waving to my mother from a tree on the same level (which was 3rd floor). I loved climbing, should do it again...

[@anthonygillman7162]

We are in our 70s and we so lived ‘ dangerously’ in our youth! And we let our kids ‘ live dangerously ‘ too . Agree with this man 100% I’ll send this to my great-grandson’s parents … although growing up with us - they probably already have a few good ideas anyway ! 😊

[@halseyballistic]

Outstanding! These top 5 are the things I did as a child and has made me very strong and aware of how the world operates. It's a good thing what he is talking about.

[@blpswag9414]

My friend wasn't allowed to go in the front yard until he was 10

[@wijo6234]

That is just terrible parenting

[@zain4019]

Sponge Gar wow that’s awful :/ I hope you can now though.

[@thanhvinhnguyen8731]

BLPSWAG lol I ran all over the place when I was 6

[@jpaddyclifford1960]

@Brandon_37 I'm was allowed to go in the front yard as long as it was only #1 never # 2 (There was that one time) ; /

[@snomme5954]

Whhhaaatttt? When I was 5, my mom let me walk over a mile across town to my best friend's house and walk to school everyday

[@muleteammate]

I climbed trees, had a bunch of magnifying glasses (and learned to make fire with them), tested 9V batteries with my tongue (are they dead or not?), had a chemistry set (and over time, made a lot of different kinds of firecrackers), walked or rode my bike to school (later a motorcycle). I got my PhD in chemistry, worked 31 years in the American pharmaceutical industry, and am working on plant medicines in Peru for the last 2 years, still using that knowledge, and freedom I had to explore.

[@halazeyad958]

wow you are very lucky

[@oreste8570]

"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"

[@andrewandrei3062]

**unless it's sodium cyanide**

[@vuaeco]

But what kills you makes you dead. :D

[@МирославКръстев-с7и]

A guy from my city blew up his right arm. His left arm is definitely stronger now

[@iigamingkinq]

yes dude,

[@PatheticTV]

*unless it’s losing a limb*

[@queencarter3048]

My older brother glued my fingers together once..all of them, when i was around 5, i was so scared that they would be like that forever. This taught me that nothing is permanent, change is inevitable, and this too shall pass. Peace&Love&Light! ☮☯️🕉

[@MNkno]

I had a toddler who was oblivious to danger. He climbed to the top of apartment water tanks, rode his small push-cars downhill across 2 streets and into more serious traffic, one heart-in-mouth risk per day. At the end of my rope, I put him on roller skates (to the horror of his grandmother - it was dangerous!)... but after 2 days on roller skates, he became risk-conscious. Mission accomplished!

[@chicn495]

2012: Not Yet A bunch of years: Not yet 2019: It's been 7 years and they need our views

[@halazeyad958]

lmao

[@Kooaid-9]

This is Brilliant, I always thought this way as well. Now I know I was right, I'm gonna be a great father 😌

[@LordQueezle]

I once climbed a pine tree to the top (a very _tall_ tree) and when I called down to my mom her reaction (after she saw where I was) she told said she thought to herself "Tell me when your down safely because I don't want to watch." :) It was fun. And I did it later that summer, too. I've also had fun with a magnifying glass (dad gave us a lesson on burning things... that and what black powder does when light outside of a chamber... :)

[@megaman161]

Lucky you. Whenever I climbed the pine tree outside my house my mom had a fit, yelling at me to get down before I fell. I actually passed by my old house a while ago (hadn't been back on the street for over 15 years) and all the low hanging branches of the tree were cut off. It was really sad.

[@lovepirate14]

Watching this in 2019, it's amazing how we took this advice and ran completely the other way. I'm pretty sure parents would have their kids taken away by CPS if they let their kid walk to school alone nowadays.

[@PelemusMcSoy]

I've heard of some parents having the police called on them when a neighbor learns they left their 12 and 10 year old kids home alone for a couple hours. There were no burglars, fires, or anyone in danger; they were just home alone probably watching TV or playing video games.

[@superslimanoniem4712]

Luckily where I live it's still quite common for kids to bike to school.

[@devansanchez4473]

after getting off of crutches for my broken ankle one of the weirdest and most wondrous things was walking with an open drink. or moving around with more than just what i could carry in my pocket. take a shower without 10 minutes of prep time. what is natural and unthought of can become magical once the nature of your circumstances are changed

[@radiantcat540]

It's because of liability, if a child gets hurt, who is to blame? Obviously whichever adult was supposed to be responsible to the child at that moment. It's actually a really selfish thing to limit children because you don't want to be held liable.

[@camogrrl]

Victor Agata is this an American thing? Not all countries are culturally litigious. In my country you can’t even sue people , you are proven by a court of law to have neglected a child and you get a jail sentence. No laws say kids can’t climb trees and lick batteries and ride their bike to the swimming hole . People who sue over kids being kids want money money money from litigation, that’s how this came about I bet.

[@davem5333]

You don't want to sued or held liable and see everything you have worked for gone. Even if you successfully defend yourself the legal expenses can break you.

[@BalloonGuild]

Love this! Totally starting a whole list of fun things with my daughter now. I always loved how boy scouts had us learn a little bit of everything and now I want to add these items to the list too. So much fun!

[@ellensheppard4349]

Watching this video made me more and more sad, because I've never done any of these five things :( Some of that is my fault for being too scared/shy, but I wish I'd done it when I was younger.

[@GepardenK]

Hey its never too late to start! Superglue and 9V's are not hard to come by; neither are trees ;)

[@sheilasweeney1479]

Right on! I agree with everything he says absolutely. This is how how we build confidence- challenging ourselves on many levels on a daily basis builds self-esteem and confidence.

[@vica2130]

Nowadays kids don't really get to experience the taste of danger so when real danger comes they will not know what to do. Just by doing those 5 things it helps to develop your brain in a different way and in a survival way too than just playing video games or spending time on KZbin. Everything he said is something we adults can relate but when mention to kids is like we are talking a foreign language... GREAT VIDEO!!!

[@iigamingkinq]

when your climbing a tree sure its nerve racking, but it makes you feel alive and it is just so fun

[@halazeyad958]

ughhhh never climbed a tree before im 13

[@tonywells7512]

5 dangerous things I did with my kids and nephews around 7-10, with me usually getting the most injured: 1. Shooting BB guns at each other in the garden. 2. Full contact wrestling. 3. Climbing steep cliffs. 4. Burning fingers on gas burners whilst camping. 5. Running down rocky hills, usually resulting in cut knees and elbows. Just a lot of plasters and antiseptic spray required.

[@Skreen32]

He literally outlined my childhood.

[@BlueFreeZeYuT]

Same dude we must have been raised well

[@Kurosaka]

Same

[@j.t.bumbaday1489]

I guess i had a good childhood

[@Kurosaka]

@@j.t.bumbaday1489 not until you watched chowder

[@j.t.bumbaday1489]

@@Kurosaka since iam german its not on my to do list

[@jasoncrocker881]

You learn by experience. The best thing a parent can do for their kid is to teach them how to make good decisions then let them experience the world. I cut my finger with a knife that I was climbing a tree with, so I used that knife to cut off a piece of an aloe vera plant to heal it when I got down. Live and learn is more than just a saying.

[@audreyguo13]

At first I was like this whole video is bs but honestly he convinced me. This is a new way to look at the world and it's actually quite beautiful