Boarding school or duct tape?

Yes, I do remember the pitfalls of small children and hi-fi. Many years ago, son is now 38, came home from work, put a favorite album on, positioned the tonearm, gently released the cueing lever, and the tonearm slid across the album. What the ****? The stylus was gone. The only thing left was a short piece of it in the housing.

I was really lucky. The first three words my two kids
learned were: NO...Daddy...Stereo.

I never had any problems, but had many customers of mine,
(when I still had my audio stores) with horror stories. I
could probably write a book...

Mofimadness: "I was really lucky. The first three words my two kids
learned were: NO...Daddy...Stereo."

When my Son was young he learned those three words well. Like you I've never had an issue and he's 24 years old.

Pushed in tweeters, two broken cantilevers. Twin boys. Need I say more? But they're growing up to be great boys that truly appreciate all kinds of music, and now understand the delicacy of dad's gear. Just part of raising inquisitive boys in a house full of "interesting" things!

I always preferred duct tape myself. LOL!

Actually, my experiences with my three grown sons reflects those shared by Mofimadness and Vegasears. I have to pass most of the credit for that along to my wife though. She stayed home with them and did a good job raising/training them.

Sure, there were fried tweeters and broken cantilevers along the way.....but I couldn't really blame that on the boys now. ;^)