Editing Gnolls (section)

=== Upbringing ===
Gnoll upbringing is very hands-off. Youths are given extreme freedom to choose how they want to grow up, and their parents will refuse to make life-changing decisions for them.<ref name=":34">[[Chapter 2.43]]</ref> Even the youngest can do practically whatever they want... until they annoy an adult.<ref name=":9" /> Then Gnoll upbringing suddenly gets very “hands-on”, in the sense that the child gets smacked. That’s how they learn boundaries.<ref name=":9" /> More serious offenses may earn the child a spanking - and Gnolls have strong arms and don’t believe in light punishments.<ref name=":21" /> It is said that Gnoll children quickly learn not to cry over little things.<ref name=":21" />

The great freedom children enjoy comes earmarked with an asterisk or two: in the tribes, they have to help the adults out with simple tasks when called upon.<ref name=":9" /> They learn a wide variety of basic crafts and survival techniques that way. And all children must attend their lessons on maths, language, and other such things. Yes, even you, Mrsha.<ref name=":20" /> They learn to swim as well<ref>[[Chapter 7.07]]</ref> - though that's probably a lot more fun than grammar lessons!

Gnoll children don’t usually have many toys due to the nomadic tribes’ need to keep their baggage light for moving about.<ref name=":31">[[Chapter 5.45]]</ref> So they play with whatever they find in the wilderness, or simply with each other. But there are always balls, and games of catch.<ref name=":31" /> Gnolls like balls. Gnoll children ''really'' like balls. They love to run and chase and catch.<ref name=":31" /> As a result, Gnolls manufacture a huge variety of balls with different traits, serving many different purposes.<ref name=":31" />