{"id":4879,"date":"2025-07-27T14:38:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T14:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=4879"},"modified":"2025-07-27T14:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T14:38:58","slug":"mom-sparks-online-debate-after-telling-kids-to-hit-back-at-bullies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=4879","title":{"rendered":"Mom Sparks Online Debate After Telling Kids To Hit Back At Bullies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Louisiana mom, Brittany Norris, has gone viral after saying she teaches her kids to\u00a0<strong data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"98\">hit back<\/strong>\u00a0if someone hits them first \u2014 and not to \u201csnitch\u201d by telling a teacher. In a bold TikTok, the 27-year-old said,\u00a0<em data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"279\">\u201cDefend yourself. Hit back. If that\u2019s controversial, I don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"518\">The video sparked a heated debate, gaining over\u00a0<strong data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"345\">42,000 likes<\/strong>\u00a0and hundreds of comments. Supporters praised her for promoting self-defense, while critics argued for peaceful conflict resolution and worried about rising school violence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"863\">Norris clarified she\u2019s not promoting starting fights \u2014 only standing up for yourself when necessary. Experts say this kind of parenting reflects deeper values about\u00a0<strong data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"719\">violence, safety, and autonomy<\/strong>. Some, like Dr. Deborah Gilboa, warn that kids taught to retaliate should also be prepared for the consequences, like punishment or escalation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"1087\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In the end, the real takeaway isn\u2019t whether kids should hit back \u2014 it\u2019s about having honest conversations with them about\u00a0<strong data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1020\">values, choices, and outcomes<\/strong>. Norris stands by her approach, saying,\u00a0<em data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1087\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\u201cStick up for yourself.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A Louisiana mom, Brittany Norris, has gone viral after saying she teaches her kids to\u00a0hit back\u00a0if someone hits them first \u2014 and not to \u201csnitch\u201d <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=4879\" title=\"Mom Sparks Online Debate After Telling Kids To Hit Back At Bullies\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4880,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4879\/revisions\/4880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}