I think with patience, some preparedness, and a good home structure kids can be a great experience, I'm just not ready for them, the least of my problems being meeting people right now lol.
but honestly from my own upbringing a more hands on approach is probably the best one, though the biggest change I would make is some kind of self defense training from a young age, both as a physical activity to direct aggressive and active energy.
but also to prepare them for when they get older because having spoke with my parents and grandparents about it it seems that student aggression gets worse with every generation and by the gods kung fu saved me several times in high school.