Birchy
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When small, junky windswell is the best thing ever and a 6'10 resembles a longboard...
Kids are rad.
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One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things
- Henry Miller
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stu dog
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and to be a dad passing on the stock 
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ifallalot
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When small, junky windswell is the best thing ever and a 6'10 resembles a longboard...
Kids are rad.
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The only two things in life that make it worth livin is guitars tuned good and firm feelin women
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ElOgro
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When small, junky windswell is the best thing ever and a 6'10 resembles a longboard...
Kids are rad.
Yer stocked dude!
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"That's their respect for me... I got leid," Rabbit Kekai
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Boneroni
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When small, junky windswell is the best thing ever and a 6'10 resembles a longboard...
Kids are rad.
Yer stocked dude!
Aww man I can not fvcking wait to teach my daughter to surf!!
She's was afraid of the ocean for a long time but has recently started wanting to jump over and into waves!
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Michael Peterson status
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My 2 boys love the water. They got their wetsuits. Soft board coming.
I hope this summer they will be like this kid:
STOKED 2 YEAR OLD VIMEO
(If someone can embed, thanks. Have followed instructions and tried repeatedly, but still cannot embed a video. Dop!
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stu dog
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My 2 boys love the water. They got their wetsuits. Soft board coming.
I hope this summer they will be like this kid:
STOKED 2 YEAR OLD VIMEO
(If someone can embed, thanks. Have followed instructions and tried repeatedly, but still cannot embed a video. Dop!
since it's mondo's my 1st surf spot too
two-year-old stoke from Chet Hervey on Vimeo.
paste the embed link and under "Make post" select "using HTML and UBBCode"
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RemyXO
Michael Peterson status
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Posts: 2743
Loc: SLO CAL
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My 2 boys love the water. They got their wetsuits. Soft board coming.
I hope this summer they will be like this kid:
STOKED 2 YEAR OLD VIMEO
(If someone can embed, thanks. Have followed instructions and tried repeatedly, but still cannot embed a video. Dop!
SO AWESOME. You cannot watch that without smiling. Stocked for the kid and his parents.
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Rickoray
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When small, junky windswell is the best thing ever and a 6'10 resembles a longboard...
Kids are rad.
Lots of crazy fun sessions ahead of you 
Try starting him off already standing up... if the board floats enough... he will learning the riding part much quicker then go back to the getting up and ultimately the catching part...
STOCKED!
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Tequila Tonight Tomorrow We Ride!
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Michael Peterson status
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Cause I expected to see the video in the preview section, I never posted it in the thread.
Thanks again 
Edited by aggregate (06/05/12 03:53 PM)
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aggregate
Michael Peterson status
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Let the grom stoke continue
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SBSteve
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 04/11/05
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You're stoked! Good for you.
Get 'em involved early and it'll keep 'em out of trouble.
Now, if he turns out like these groms you'll really be stoked!
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diro
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Loc: Dirty South
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14 yr old towed into Teahupoo growler
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gaiasdad
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 09/03/08
Posts: 502
Loc: Surfside Beach, SC
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Here's a pic of my girls working the sharpies on their new wavestorm.Of course, i had to put one of my stickers on there as well. 
My oldest has had three sessions so far... pics on the way. I have a kid-sized egg in the works to put her on a real board.
I'm just happy to not have to use photoshop anymore to get images of my girls on the waves.  
I've made one board so far, but, it was a reshape and came out a bit small to be practical at this point. She loves it nonetheless...
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Michael Peterson status
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At what age and how do we determine if our children are evil regularfoots or blessed goofyfoots?
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Birchy
Nep status
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Posts: 580
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Lots of crazy fun sessions ahead of you
No doubt, I can't wait! The wife is eager to get back in the water, and we're hoping our son will take to the ocean when he's older too. Insta-crowd, but really, how cool is that?
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Try starting her off already standing up... if the board floats enough... she will learning the riding part much quicker then go back to the getting up and ultimately the catching part...
STOCKED!
That's a good idea! Zoë is eager to actually surf. Every time she gets to her feet on my board, the addiction gets just a little deeper.
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One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things
- Henry Miller
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RemyXO
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 03/12/03
Posts: 2743
Loc: SLO CAL
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My baby, waxing up the longboard.
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Boneroni
Billy Hamilton status
Reged: 03/05/12
Posts: 1739
Loc: Goleta
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At what age and how do we determine if our children are evil regularfoots or blessed goofyfoots?
I live in the land of no lefts, so even though I'm a goofy I'm going to teach the girl to be regular.
Sh!t, I've been thinking about learning switchfoot lately 
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SolventSolution
Miki Dora status
Reged: 05/23/05
Posts: 4929
Loc: that beach by the ocean
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gotta get swimming down this summer
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“in the abundance of water the fool is thirsty"
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FlexYoHead
Grom
Reged: 01/01/12
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Heres mine the first day he stood up, just before his 5th birthday.
Cant believe that was 4 years ago, enjoy the moments.
And Today.
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Joshua2415
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 07/18/05
Posts: 2350
Loc: San Clemente
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When small, junky windswell is the best thing ever and a 6'10 resembles a longboard...
Kids are rad.
Bump for the grom stock!
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Michael Peterson status
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HAPPY FATHERS DAY
In the morning, i am going to teach my kids what a hangover is.
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Michael Peterson status
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monorench
Grom
Reged: 06/25/12
Posts: 5
Loc: Costa Rica
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practicing the pop up
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Michael Peterson status
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monorench
Grom
Reged: 06/25/12
Posts: 5
Loc: Costa Rica
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moving to a bigger board for more action 
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ghostshaper
Billy Hamilton status
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Good read. Maybe Skeletor needs to read it:
Teaching a human of any age to surf is inherently frustrating. Throw the immaturity and vulnerability of a small child into the mix, and you could end up planting the seeds for some serious teen angst down the line. As a father with kids destined for surf greatness, it’s safe to say that Tom Curren knows a few things when it comes to introducing his offspring to the ocean. We rang the Santa Barbara legend for some advice on the best ways to get your grom out past the shore break and into the lineup, and keep them stoked while you do it.
Teaching someone to surf is never really easy. People get frustrated on both sides of it, but you can’t let it become a negative thing. You’ve got to be really, really patient. It’s got to be natural. You can’t force it. Once your kid gets the hang of it, I think one of the best things you can do is to take them down and let them surf with their friends where they’re comfortable. I think that’s the kind of environment where they’ll start to thrive, get the most out of it, and really take to it.
One of the best things you can do is to introduce your kid to surfing in warm water. I think it’s really important. Kids can be a little moody and less into things when they’re uncomfortable, so really the best advice I can give is to take them surfing in a place where the water is warm. Hawaii is a pretty perfect place to get kids into surfing. So if you can, get your kids to a place like that to get them into their first wave.
I try not to give my kids advice unless they really ask for it. And for the most part, they really don’t ask me about technical stuff—at most they’ll ask about what boards to ride. That’s about as far as it goes. I’m definitely not the type of parent to be critiquing cutbacks or anything. Everyone’s got their own style and own way of doing things; I think that’s what makes surfing so great. So for the most part, I don’t get too involved in really coaching my kids. For me, that seemed to work out pretty well.
Surfing and parenting are both long-lasting relationships, so you want to keep them simple. I think that’s true for a lot of things: the less you complicate them, the better they turn out. That was true when my dad taught me to surf and it’s been pretty accurate with my kids. When it all comes together, it’s a pretty unreal feeling going surfing with your family. It’s amazing and really rewarding thing to share something you love, and to see them love it the same way you do.
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They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time, it works every time.
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Michael Peterson status
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I make my 4 year old do 1000 pop-ups a day and 2 hours of jump rope.
He will turn pro and get an endorsement or else.
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Michael Peterson status
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Dumbth Chronicles
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Kento
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Loc: The Bar
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Awesome read, ghost. Great thread in general.
I know I've got a little bit of time but can't wait to get my daughter into the waves.
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