Does anyone know of a good MUC class for kids (teens, maybe young adults)?
Not looking for firearms related, since most of the target audience is too young to possess arms.
Here we are at the start of summer. My kids are asking to do stuff that they have earned my trust to take on. After "getting lost" (builds character, self reliance) and "car accidents" (praying helps... me anyway), I find myself most worried about the new situations and broader range of people they'll be exposed to. Growing up in NYC and attending City schools was a daily lesson in MUC for me. Now that my kids are spreading their wings, a life spent living in our safe suburban bubble is showing some shortcomings. If you have any older kids, you know the futility of trying to explain life's realities to them piecemeal. Mine don't roll their eyes (much), but they'd clearly rather be someplace else... It's a slog, and the impact of "Dad" telling it to them is waning.
Growing up relatively free of worries any worse than "Stranger Danger" makes for a happy childhood. Not having a more worldly frame of reference for dealing with people who do not share that background adds a lot of worry for me. Even within the bubble, moving up to High School exposes kids suburban predators. Drugs, bullying, peer pressure, dating/sex (girls today are nothing like when I was a teen, but boys are still guilty if anything happens), etc. My kids are far from naive, but even having earned a black belt doesn't teach you how to assess and manage potential predators.
So... I got to thinking about a MUC class aimed at the 14 to 20 crowd.
Side possibility of including parents, who may (likely) not fully understand MUC or what their kids in this age group today are facing.
Anyone know of a good one?