Do you teach your kids to fight back?

I would not teach them to fight back but I did teach them to stand up for themselves and they did

My mother taught us to turn the other cheek and to walk away from a fight. She said it was better to talk things out than cause bodily harm. Once in awhile I would come home with a bruise and she would be proud of me when I said I didn't hit back. She always say that people can't offend me if I didn't let them. I asked her what she meant by that and she said disregard what others say...it's their opinion and they have a right to it. That doesn't mean they are right and if you fight back or make a retort in any way you are only strengthening their opinion. Silence is golden but it doesn't mean that you are a coward. That advice has kept me at peace with the world and especially with myself.