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Fear of Fighting
My son is eight years old, strong and heatlhy. My problem is that he toUl not defend himself. He runs away from a light. For instance, one of the boys on the block took his baseball and ran home with it. I told my son to go get it and his reply was “no," that the boy would beat him up. He has only on older sister, but his daddy is willing to try to help solve this problem. It is unfortunate, of course, that your son runs away from a fight, especially if his running sway is an indication of fear, which I judge you feel it is. If he refuses to fight because he feels there are more intelligent ways of settling disputes, he is to be commended. This does not seem to be the case, however.
It should be remembered that children vary considerably in their liking of and readiness for a fight when confronted with a situation in which a fight may be expected. Your son evidently doesn’t like physical combat and there is not much that you can do to change that situation.
To heap ridicule or shame upon him will only increase his insecurity and make him even more loath to fight. You can encourage him to defend himself, however, and give him approval when he does so; his father may help if he teaches him how to box.
It is especially important that he should have ample opportunities to play with boys of his own age and size. In the rough-andstumble of such play, he is likely to learn how to defend himself, especially if you encourage him to do so.
If he spends most of his time playing with his sister, or playing by himself, it is not strange that he should shrink from a fight, especially if the outcome of the fight is somewhat in doubt!
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