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Originally Posted by 911Rob
Sorry Len, I'm with Big Tim on this one too. 
At least you have two boys, they'll toughen each other up soon enough I'm sure.
My youngest, Erin was downhill skiing at 4 and waterskiing at 5.
My grandson, now 8 hasn't tried to waterski and freaked out so bad when I took him snow skiing (at 6) that I had to walk away and let his Grandma deal with him. I ended up putting him in the toddlers day school. His mom, my daughter, babies him so badly. |
Don't give up on the grandson. Think how much of a wuss he will be if your daughter has her way.
My younger sister has two young boys and I have taken it upon myself to make sure they get a healthy dose of "Uncle Bad Tim" every time they visit. The three year old has been on the fourwheeler, Jet Ski, snowmobile, airplane and motorcycles. He couldn't wait to tell his mom the day Uncle Bad Tim let him shoot BB guns out in the hangar
I would never want to see a kid injur himself badly, but a few bumps and bruises at a young age is a good thing IMO, as it teaches them think about the consequences of their actions at an early age. Later in life when they start driving and doing other truly dangerous stuff, they will be better off than the kids who were coddled.