Monday, November 16, 2009

Is it right for kids to not be allowed to use the bathroom during karate class?

A couple of days ago, my daughter was in the middle of karate class, and my daughter raised her hand to ask a question. She asked to go to the bathroom and the teacher said no. Granted, there were only 15 minutes of class left, but it was obvious that she really needed to go.|||No, kids should be allowed to go to the bathroom no matter where they are. I don%26#039;t know hoe young is your daughter, but kids usually don%26#039;t have a full control over their bladder. With holding urine, they can also get infections. You should talk to the teacher and tell him that or just get a different one.|||When you%26#039;re dealing with young kids then yes, of course it%26#039;s wrong for the teacher not to allow your daughter to go to the bathroom. If she were a teenager or adult, I%26#039;d expect her to have the maturity to go to the toilet before class or be able to wait until the class finished but younger children just don%26#039;t have the ability to wait and fifteen minutes can be an enternity to them.





I%26#039;d have a calm talk with the teacher, asking him how would he feel cleaning up if your child had had an accident. Also, tell your daughter that if she has to go then she has to go. If she%26#039;s asked and he%26#039;s said no but she feels she just can%26#039;t hang on any longer then just to go and you%26#039;ll deal with him after class if she gets into trouble.|||You need to talk to the instructor and find out their reason for not letting her go. Some children say they have to go potty as a reason to get out of something they don%26#039;t want to do (like at school), but others really do have to GO. The teacher should not be denying anyone the right to use the restroom, however, as this can cause medical problems for your daughter from holding it. Usually, if you just talk to the instructor, it can be sorted out in a civil manner. Just say that since you are paying this person to teach your child, you%26#039;d appreciate it if they let your child go to the bathroom when they need to. Or you can say that you spoke to her pediatrician who said that she needs to be allowed to go as needed. Also, try to prepare by having her go right before her class starts.|||I think it is wrong. A child should be able to use the bathroom whenever there%26#039;s a need. It is not healthy to wait until the last minute to go. I would speak to the instructor.|||Some karate instructors run their class like a drill sargent. My husband treats kids with respect in his class. He requires the kids to bow out when they go, but allows them the autonomy over their bladders. Making kids hold it won%26#039;t make them kick higher, dh says.|||Karate discipline has a lot of unnecessary rules to reach what you really want to learn...Self Defense. The rules are in place as the sensi (instructor) see fit. If your daughter was able to complete the class without having an accident then it was okay.


I%26#039;d encourage her that before she walk on to the floor for her lessons that she go to the bathroom. If you have other issues speak with the sensi. Maybe you need to understand why she was refused permission to go to the bathroom. It may be time for a new sensi, but don%26#039;t stop the karate lessons. What she learns may someday get her out of a very dangerous situation or even save her life.|||It depends on how old your daughter is.


At my son%26#039;s karate class you go before class. If you absolultely have to go during class you may. But it better not become a habit.


If she is old enough she should know better. Either go before class or hold it for 15 minutes.|||That is something you need to talk about with the teacher. If she made it then i guess she didn%26#039;t need to go that bad.|||i think that is not right,.|||if the students are given an opportunity before class,then no !


Don%26#039;t let your child drink before class.But if your child has a bladder control problem,let the instuctor know.|||In my son%26#039;s class, the teacher asks that they all go before class. But he does let them go during as well. You need to keep her from liquids before her class and talk to the teacher. I understand that he doesn%26#039;t want disruptions, but an accident is very embarassing to a child.|||If the children are really young, they shouldn%26#039;t be made to hold it. I can understand trying to teach respect by having them go before class.|||Talk to the teacher and express the way u feel about it...Good Luck!|||No it isn%26#039;t And 15 minutes is a long time if you%26#039;re desperate. I%26#039;m not sure, but I think you can do yourself harm by not using the bathroom as soon as you need to.....on a long-term basis that is. Once isn%26#039;t going to hurt, but this teacher sounds like a moron.|||The purpose of Karate is to teach self control and self discipline, that is WHY she was told no. Why are you paying for the class if you%26#039;re not interested in her learning what the classes are actually about?|||yes,if day need 2 go ,i think day should let dem go!:)|||not unless u want them to urinate in their gii|||A major part of martial arts is discipline. And, having had my daughter take it in Korea for two years and can tell you that for the most part, Americans just do not do discipline.





I would suggest that you ask your daughter to use the toilet before the class. Unless she has a medical problem, that should help with the issue.





After all, she knows her body.|||Nobody has the right to refuse to let a child go to the bathroom.





A full bladder in a karate class is dangerous. If she happened to get kicked or punched on a full bladder, it could burst.





Find another karate instructor; her present one is incompetent.|||No, you should be able to %26quot;potty%26quot; when needed. I know when I was little, I used to %26quot;have to%26quot; potty suring dance class about 20 times, but it was because I didnt like it and would rather be in the big bathroom with the huge mirrors, lol. But is she didnt have to go repetedly, there is NO reason why he should have said no.

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