How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph) or (Chapter.Line)
Quote #7
Matkah, [Kotick's] mother, begged him to marry and settle down, for he was […] a full-grown sea-catch, with a curly white mane on his shoulders, as heavy, as big, and as fierce as his father. (7.70)
Kotick's mom wants him to start a family of his own, but Kotick knows there's no point in starting a family if they're not safe. He needs to find a beach safe from seal clubbing before he brings any new seals into the world.
Quote #8
"I don't like that," said Teddy's mother; "he may bite the child." "He'll do no such thing," said the father. "Teddy's safer with that little beast than if he had a bloodhound to watch him." (9.15)
By showing that he trusts Rikki-tikki, the father is welcoming the mongoose into the family.
Quote #9
"He is Toomai, my son, Sahib," said Big Toomai, scowling. "He is a very bad boy, and he will end in a jail, Sahib." (11.29)
Big Toomai's parenting technique is twofold. He disparages his son to others and to his son's face (earlier he calls him "little worthless" (11.15)) in order to discourage Little Toomai from acting special. He wants his boy to fly under the radar.