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| When a child hits my child at a playground? |
| I was recently at a neighborhood playground. It was one of our first warm days here, so the park was very busy. I was walking with my son, who is 11 months and learning to walk, when a little girl, maybe two or three years old, came up to Max and hit him on the head. She had a very mad look on her face and she hit with some force. Max started to cry. The little girl's Mom was right by her and was apologetic, which I appreciated, but I was stunned since this is the fist time I've experienced behavior like this. A first for everything, but I was so angry inside and it really bothered me. I didn't say much at the time, just smiled to show that I appreciated the other mom's acknowledgment, but now I'm wondering about what other's do in situations like that, or when the situation is worse and there's an unaplogetic parent, or no parent. Any really good tips out there? |
| See also: need help, need support, need advice |
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I have a two and a half year old and she sometimes goes up and wacks becuase the same thing happens to her that happened to your son.
The first time I saw it happen to her I wante to go up and hit the stupid mother but I didn't.....I had to keep in mind they are not going to break. I have a real problem with moms and dads (especially weekend warriors-parents that only see their kid on the weekends) that take little Johnny or Sara up to McDonalds and they are like 5-9 yrs old (BAD AT CHUCK E CHEESE...I have even gotten so mad I went off on a big fat kid ----sad thing was he was bigger and taller than me and MAYBE 9 yrs old lol he could have taken me down...lmao) and the parents use those places like a drop off service they bring their newspapers, books, friends or homework or work (including cell phones) and I have noticed the more BIG brats they have the less involved they are. Well their unattended to children are brats they for one are too big to be on the equipment with smaller children and they step on jump on hit punch and kick smaller children and all while we are watching and looking at their dumb parents sitting their doing their own thing.
I understand what you are feeling I have to say all you can do is be happy that the parent was attentve and said she was sorry and hopefully explained it to the little girl .... But soon enough even though we don't think our little angels will do it....low and behold we will see them wack another kid and WE AS PARENTS need to go over and discipline them and show them that we mean business (don't spank them or scream thats just silly) and that they should apologize and explain that they made another child hurt and cry and we should feel bad for doing it...becuase hands are NOT for hitting they are for helping...etc etc)
I think parents should write to these resturants and citys with parks and BEG them for secured toddler areas....Chuck E CHeese had the right idea BUT....they don't have a gate to keep the little ones in and the big brats out ...tell me why is it that a parent doesn't notice that their gigantic 8 yr old is hopping over babies in the toddler area at Chuck E Cheese????? Because they are lazy parents....they also need to be spoken to and there should ALWAYS be an attendant in ALL the playplaces...if my two year old were to get seriously injured by a big brat kid ....bet your butt I would SUE the parent and SUE as much as I could on Mcdonalds or Chuck E CHeese etc etc for negligence in it not being properly attended to ...I see this as a liability |
| posted by Zara on 04/18/2007 |
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Is it really realistic to rule everything? Why people could not have just common sense? If they take a big kid in a place for small kids take the time to raise him right or keep an eye on him.
It has happened to me that my 5 years old would push younger kids, I just make him apologize and remove him from the playarea.
It seems that in an overregulate world noone knows how to behave unless there is a written rule and someone who enforce it.
Let's just focus on our common sense...which would dictate also the possibility that a bully kid could be reprimended by an adult if the parents are not doing their job.
Vero
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| posted by Vero on 04/19/2007 |
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