Do NOT ever "reward" your child with Martial Arts training.
To save you time and keep it simple here's the point of today's post: Martial arts training should never be held over your child's head as leverage to "incentivize" them to perform better at home or anywhere else - NEVER THREATEN TO "TAKE IT AWAY"!
Martial Arts training is designed to help adults and children perform at their best in all areas of life. When your child is having behavioral issues do not threaten to take away their Martial Arts training which promotes structure, effort, respect, focus, attention, control, discipline, etc. If your child decides to "call your bluff" and you actually feel forced to follow through with pulling them from our program just to display some kind of parental authority then you will lose a hugely impactful and valuable parental help resource.
We’re flattered, though, that you think martial arts is cool enough to serve as a reward. That means we make it fun and your child loves what we do here - that's awesome! But that is the exact experience that allows us to get our message across. After a great workout when they’re connected and engaged we have their attention and they’ll hear what we have to say. So please please please do not devalue our martial arts to the likes of a toy or a favorite video game and threaten to take it away. We’re part of the community that will help raise your child.
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