For those of you who have kids...............

ive got a 5 yr old son. he has his own mora scout that he does really well with. he is a respectful little booger too . he not only treats guns/knives that way but every thing else as well. i swear he aint mine sometimes!
 
gutsy said:
ive got a 5 yr old son. he has his own mora scout that he does really well with. he is a respectful little booger too . he not only treats guns/knives that way but every thing else as well. i swear he aint mine sometimes!
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then give him back :)
 
My son is 22 months and i have the spare bedroom for my gun cabinet and hunting/ camping equipment. I store fixed blades inside the gun cabinet but i keep out the folders on my night stand since i change edc like my socks (my fixed edc is stored on top of the cabinet). My son knows my knives as "ouch, boo boo, no touch!" and he shakes his finger in the air and doesnt go near them. If one happens to slip out of my pocket on the couch when i get up for a beer, I can hear him yell that from in the kitchen and come out to him standing opposite the coffee table and pointing at it laying harmlessly on the cushion. Hes a good kid and will have his own knife soon enough, im still planning on what would be perfect, and i believe if you teach them right and early they will learn the proper way to handle sharp tools. Hell, I learned late and i probably cut myself 100x more than my kid ever will since he is gonna have an awesome teacher! :D
 
My boy,Atticus, just got his first real knife. Just a little paring knife but he just cut up some cheese. I figure this way he can start earning his keep by way of food prep. Ha ha We decorated the handle with reflective tape and he calls it his Fireman Knife. I am a proud Dada.
 
Taught my daughter when she was about 12 to flip my bali. She got pretty good at it. She can care less about my stuff , but the bali makes her eyes light up. My son will be 5 in January. When we go out I let him shave sticks with my Buck Toothpick. I hold onto his hand with the knife in it and let him do his thing. I keep all the blades and guns up so he doesn't get curious when I'm not around. He already has a little understanding that they are not toys. Maybe in a year or so I'll let him have the Toothpick as a starter. I had a few folk ask why I would let my kids "play" with knives. I just tell them it's all in the parenting. That tends to shut them up. My dad taught me well. I'm just trying to do the same with my kids.
 
EseeDownUnder said:
At times I even think this may not be an appropriate habbit for a dad with little ones.........:(
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Sounds like the PC crowd is having an effect.
That said, as has been pointed out, you can teach your children not to touch things that aren't theirs.
If something (anything) is potentially a danger to curious hands, keep it out of sight. Even locked up.
I keep handguns in keypad lockboxes. And knives go in a locked closet for the most part.
 
Murphnuge said:
Good info/tips here. My daughter is 5months old now, I need all the advice I can take in. Thanks guys!
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I have three kids; my oldest is five, two and six months. I bought a safe to store everything in. I taught my five year old that if she sees one of daddy's knives laying about, to tell me and she gets a dollar for catching daddy being unsafe. I periodically shell out those dollars but only legitimately once. Periodically I will lay a slipjoint down on the couch next to me and see if she notices; positive reinforcement. The only legitimate payout was when a clipped folder snagged on an afghan and removed itself from my pocket. I was very thankful for our routine that day because she spotted it before the younger one did and brought it to my attention.

Other than that I do the whole don't touch it's dangerous and teach them knife safety to the degree that they can understand.
 
My old man gave me his old Swiss Army when I was, i don't even remember how young. Some of my fondest memories and most useful skills are things he taught me when I was younger. Because of him I'm proficient in first aid, knots, and urban and wilderness survival skills. I'm now a 23 year old Marine Engineering student and I have a lot to thank him for. Did I get cut? Yes, I have scars to prove it. Did other parents freak out? You bet! The good has severely outweighed the bad.
It's all about teaching your children responsibility right? Driving, the stove, alcohol? Knives is just another one.
 
I have knives laying all over the place. Many.

My son is 9. I taught him from an early age about safety. Chemicals,knives ,lighters , matches , etc. No problem at all. Got to teach right from wrong, dangerous and safe from the get-go.:)

If you don't do that and hide stuff , it's their curiosity that gets them in trouble.Now when he's not sure about something, he asks.:thumbup:

When they're really young , it definately is a better idea to keep sharps, etc. out of reach till you can teach them better,Imo.
 
So all you guys that "lock up your knives" does your knife safe get crowded? I mean with all the kitchen knives and pens and pencils and other sharp stuff in the house that you must keep away from junior things must get pretty cramped in there. Help a child develope common sense don't sheald him/her from the world.
 
When my brothers kids are at my house, I don't have to worry. I taught them how to use them and that they need to stay away unless they ask and I can be present. However, when my sister's kids come over, I need to watch them like a hawk to make sure they don't try to use anything they shouldn't be using.
 
Im 12 and i already have a Kershaw cyclone Kershaw junkyard dog and a custom Kirby Lambert do I use them responsibly yes do I care for them yep do I love them yes. My Dad doesn't like me handling them but he knows I wont hurt my self with them. If you do have kids let them have one see what happens...Teaches responsibility and other stuff like that.
 
Idaho Guy said:
So all you guys that "lock up your knives" does your knife safe get crowded? I mean with all the kitchen knives and pens and pencils and other sharp stuff in the house that you must keep away from junior things must get pretty cramped in there. Help a child develope common sense don't sheald him/her from the world.
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Huh? This is one of the stupidest overgeneralizations I have ever read on this forum. The majority of this discussion Is dealing with children toddler age and younger.
 
zrfunited said:
Huh? This is one of the stupidest overgeneralizations I have ever read on this forum. The majority of this discussion Is dealing with children toddler age and younger.
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Both my kids 19 and 22 have all their fingers and toes so I guess i did something right, but thanks for your opinion anyhow.
 
zrfunited said:
Huh? This is one of the stupidest overgeneralizations I have ever read on this forum. The majority of this discussion Is dealing with children toddler age and younger.
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i think he left out the smiley captions of sarcasm for the blind :)
 
Bladite said:
i think he left out the smiley captions of sarcasm for the blind :)
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I hope that's the case. His first post was contrary but funny. The second one seemed more genuine. My choice to lock up firearms and knives is based on responsible ownership. Common sense dictates that I alleviate the potential for damage to my loved one in my home. Like I stated earlier, my five year old is my extra set of eyes. She is sharp, and eventually she will get a knife. It would defy common sense to leave unsecured items with a two year old and a six month old in the home.

For adults and children of a certain age, I completely agree that common sense should be taught and expected. If idaho's post was intended to be cute sarcasm then I apologize, but if it was an honest opinion then I stand with my previous statement.
 
I lock everything up except for my edc and of course kitchen knives. It's not my kids I'm worried about, they've grown up learning how to handle guns and knives safely. It's my kids friends that I worry about. Out of site, out of mind.
 
the simplest solution is to lock up the kids :)

okay, the proper solution per a lot of my friends is NOT to child proof the house/property but to safety proof the children. if they're old enough to walk and/or grab they're old enough to learn important things.

as for the friends... well, some area of the house ARE off limits naturally. those were the rules i grew up with, thems the rules many of my friends with kids impose too. the previous rule of "what's mine is mine" applies as well. the kids KNOW to police their friends as well. the friends get a nice little talk at least once. then stuff is cool.

guests that break rules don't stay guests long. good guests get presents sometimes :)
 
To be clear, the safe in my house is the repository for things that are important for me. It's just a security thing. I learned a long time ago that securing your gear means that your gear is available when you need it. My kids are all being taught that things that hurt need to be handled carefully or not at all. But, as everyone knows, training takes time; it is not instantaneous. Actually, if one of you sage folks have the secret for instantaneous understanding of a lesson without the catalyst of a catastrophic event, then please share. I will be all ears.
It is impossible and unreasonable to fully sanitize an environment. Stoves get hot, electrical outlets shock, computer monitors blow up (don't ask ;)) etcetera, etcetera. A little prevention however saves a lot of heartache. The prevention doesn't mean "sheltering" it only provides the time needed for lessons to be learned.
Sorry if the early post came off as combative but I get agitated at the common sense argument when all factors are not being considered. It throws a rediculous irony into the discussion; sensibility with out the logic to back it up.
 
zrfunited said:
I hope that's the case. His first post was contrary but funny. The second one seemed more genuine. My choice to lock up firearms and knives is based on responsible ownership. Common sense dictates that I alleviate the potential for damage to my loved one in my home. Like I stated earlier, my five year old is my extra set of eyes. She is sharp, and eventually she will get a knife. It would defy common sense to leave unsecured items with a two year old and a six month old in the home.

For adults and children of a certain age, I completely agree that common sense should be taught and expected. If idaho's post was intended to be cute sarcasm then I apologize, but if it was an honest opinion then I stand with my previous statement.
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It was my honest opinion pal. I would give you another one too if I didn't think it would get me sent to band camp.
 
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