I have often wondered when it is my place to step in and help/or “discipline” another person’s child.
For me, if it’s one of my best friends little ones, I am
happy and feel sort of obligated to step in and say, “No, No ____, stay away
from the road!” Or “be careful ____, that swing almost hit you!” when they could possibly be endangering
themselves.
But when it is an acquaintance what do you?
The whole situation made me very uneasy to say anything. I
told BTB about the incident, and his response was that I should have said
something. In my own defense, he is way more abrupt and direct than I am.
I will say, I would have for sure said something if I
thought the child was hurting Timothy, but other than a bruised ego from being
pushed down a few times, T was fine.
It just got me thinking, what do other people do? So, my question, what do y’all do? Should I
have said something?
8 comments:
I wonder this all the time at the park. And in that case it is a perfect stranger. I am like you,I don't like to say anything.
I always say something. I feel like I need to defend my little one against bigger kids. And yes, a 7 year old should know better!
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I always say something. I think it's my place as the parent to defend my little one. But that is just me.
I would hav said something but I am a total mamma bear, maybe from my days dealing with drs in the hospital. I tend to overstep sometimes though, I say just go with your gut, messes can be cleaned up.
I always something too. My husband ends up yelling at me for being too involved.
I probably would have said something too. My son is 6 and I would have been mortified if I saw him pushing down any child. It can be an easy, "Let's not push him down. He's a lot smaller than you."
I'm curious. What was this child's parent doing?
Girl-- I would of said something in a heart beat!
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