tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390791704606834554.post6463102393745706300..comments2023-10-25T07:09:39.969-04:00Comments on Not In Front of the Children!: Would You Let Your Child Wear a Mohawk to School?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390791704606834554.post-21052587634109531742008-03-03T19:35:00.000-05:002008-03-03T19:35:00.000-05:00Considering I don't have control over my son's hai...Considering I don't have control over my son's hair cuts (it's a divorce settlement thing - I got my daughter's hair - yes it was that bad) he gets them regularly. I haven't seen his natural hair color (it's always bleached to an Annie Lennox white) in four years! <BR/><BR/>So, I figure, this is ok. Piercings and tatoos ... that's another thing though and I'd sit on my kid to remove 'em!richgoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05739095826557251359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390791704606834554.post-48726361926991025862008-03-03T17:53:00.000-05:002008-03-03T17:53:00.000-05:00I think my husband would veto the mohawk or the pi...I think my husband would veto the mohawk or the piercings or whatever, no matter how liberal a stand I took. Though I've got my fingers crossed that my kids won't push this particular envelope. I'm pretty sure that by saying that, I've just guaranteed that they will. (furiously knocks on wood...)Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390791704606834554.post-2470223137120848942008-03-03T16:11:00.000-05:002008-03-03T16:11:00.000-05:00I will happily admit that I love me some mohawks, ...I will happily admit that I love me some mohawks, and I live it when my kids wear them. That said, I would never let them wear one to school without the consent of the principal. Period. I also would never let my kids wear jeans to church or a baseball hat indoors. There is a just a time and a place for everything, and I have taught them that (I hope!)Mr Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09998773078408832376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-390791704606834554.post-47841992059932834202008-03-03T13:42:00.000-05:002008-03-03T13:42:00.000-05:00My son wanted a mohawk in 3rd grade - an orange on...My son wanted a mohawk in 3rd grade - an orange one to be specific. His school dress code prohibits hair coloring but the mohawk was ok. I've always felt very strongly that kids should be allowed to express themselves. That said, the point of going to school is to learn and anything that disrupts the learning process should take a lower priority. <BR/><BR/>I've taken the time to explain to my son that expressing yourself is not the same as doing what your friends are doing just to be cool. It means that you have a personal style that projects who you are on the inside. <BR/><BR/>It all comes down to making good decisions. If you want to behave or dress or speak in a certain way, it is responsible to first ask yourself: <BR/>- why do I want this? <BR/>and <BR/>- how will it impact those around me? <BR/>For example, swearing. My policy is that words are just words ... until you use them to hurt someone. If you stub your toe, it's healthy to let out an explitive. If you are angry at someone, using swear words to hurt them is never ok. I've also warned him the it is prudent to consider your audience and their feelings. If you stub your toe at Grandma's house and cuss about it then you are fully accountable for the wrath you incur.<BR/><BR/>A few months ago the media was in a frenzy about a local school that banned all hugging because one student felt harassed by it. It concerns me that we are in such a letigious and defensive society that we have completely forgotten to teach our children about courtesy and also about personal boundaries. It's not harrassment until you've asked someone to stop and they refuse to.<BR/><BR/>Parenting is not just keeping them fed and clothed for 18 years and hoping to survive the ordeal with our sanity intact. Our culture seems to have gotten away from the very most basic purpose of parenting: <B>to develop intelligent, functional, productive members of society.</B> At the very heart of that mission is passing along (through role modelling as well as teaching) <I>the ability to make good decisions and learn from our bad ones.</I> <BR/><BR/>Once we make that our focus, questions about hairstyles or piercings become less daunting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com