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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
Etiquette for mall play areas
I just wanted to give my opinion on a recent post concerning balloons in the play areas at the mall. When my child goes into the play area, he is NEVER allowed to take a toy with him. It doesn't matter what the toy is, it stays with me. This is common courtesy for the other parents. While your child might be very happy to sit down and play with his toy, the other parents are miserable because they continually make their child cry by stopping them from taking YOUR childs toy.
SO,if you allow your child to take any toy into the play area (balloon, teddy bear, doll, crocodile, doesn't matter), and MY child happens to be in the same play area, be prepared to console your child, because I will NOT stop my child from taking your childs toy. (If it's in the play area, it's fair game) PLEASE be courteous and hold your childs toy so all the children will have a good time.
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Re: Etiquette for mall play areas
Wow.
Really? You're going to teach your child that taking things from other children is appropriate behavior?
While I agree with you that parents shouldn't bring toys into the play areas if the kids aren't willing to share them, I also believe that it is YOUR responsibility to control your child.
Hmm, 1st post, eh? Okay, I'll bite...
If your child comes up to my child and takes something away from her there will be trouble. ? I've been to the playground many times when kids have balls, balloons, etc and it is never appropriate to take something that belongs to someone else. ?If your kid is crying because he wants my child's toy then it's YOUR problem and your responsibility to teach him right from wrong.?
Would you personally come up and steal my iPhone because I had it at the playground and you wanted it? ???
Would you personally come up and steal my iPhone because I had it at the playground and you wanted it?
HAH! I might just do this..
Did you really wait 3 days just to post this? Lame.
I'll tell you right now, I have no problem parenting someone else's child if the situation calls for it and you can be damn sure that if your child took something from mine and your were that piece of sh!t parent who stood there and did nothing, damn straight I would be the one telling your child right from wrong.?
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My thoughts exactly.
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Oh, and I'm not sure what type of discipline you are using, but my children very rarely cry when I tell them "no" and distract them from the situation, they listen to what I tell them and we move on. Maybe it's just your child making you miserable.?
Kelly Monaghan's 5K - 5/15/11 - 3rd Place in AG
Walk the Talk 5K - 5/18/11 - 31:12 PR
Ridley Run 3.1 - 4/14/12 - 1st race of the year, 32:45
I don't know what a mall play area is, but what the heck are you talking about????? Really, your kid can't handle being told NO? Just because kids are in a play situation doesn't mean it's a free-for-all. If we're out and another child has a toy that he or she is willing to SHARE - we do just that. If the kid doesn't want to share, then I tell Jude no and we move along. If some BRAT came up and stole one of my kid's toys and the mom watched without saying anything, I'd snatch that toy right back and tell your undisciplined child NO.
What a stupid post.
City, this was a hangover from a debate last week. Clearly this is the same person who went off sulking, made an AE, waited the required time to post, and is now trying to drum up some support for herself.
Who was the OPer anyway?
Meh. You bring or not bring toys to common areas. I'll do the same. And it'll all be okay, I promise. We'll just parent our kiddos under all circumstances and rise to the occasion.
In any case, I highly doubt you will REALLY just sit back and knowingly allow your baby to take toys away from other babies whilst sitting back and grunting to yourself how it's deserved!! You may *say* you would but it's clear you are just angry at the previous post and I don't know that you'd let your anger from the Nest leak out into real life.
At least I hope not. That's just silly.
My thoughts exactly. The OP got pissy DD and then created an AE to draw out the debate longer without having to take the wrath personally. This post is just as lame as the first. Control your child. The End.
Ditto. Seriously? Just because it's a play area doesn't mean anything is fair game, your child needs to be taught what things can be played with and what is personal property.
Maybe if the OP wasn't such a tightass and gave their kid a toy to play with, then they wouldn't try and steal my kids toy.
You fail at logic. Not bringing toys into a play area doesn't prevent meltdowns. The whole place is one giant toy and sometimes two kids want to be on the same toy at the same time.
It's so tempting to say all sorts of snarky things to you, it's just so easy, but let me please say something sincere instead.
You are not modeling good behavior for your child, and further, you are missing out on some great opportunities to teach your child. It's good to have squabbles over insignificant things like toys when you're a kid -- it gives you a chance to learn what frustration feels like, and gives you opportunities to practice patience, problem-solving, sharing, and keeping your emotions in check.
These are lessons you want your child to begin learning at an early age or they are going to be a raging brat someday if you shield them from all friction with the world around them. And yes, perhaps they WILL just go ahead and help him/herself to someone's i-phone because they feel that damn entitled.
Then please be prepared to console your child when I take MY child's toy back from him and do your parenting for you (since you can't be bothered).
lol. Exactly!
This exactly.
This.
The way you raise your child is interfering with the way I raise mine. I have a problem with that.
LOL forever.
This whole post is silly. ?London, yes, balloons are a choking hazard. ?IF your child pops it and IF your child puts it in his/her mouth. ?But there are a zillion other hazards too. ?How many times do you see little girls in cute hair bows? ?Talk about a choking hazard. ?And one that's easier to obtain than a balloon, in my opinion. ? ?And what about snacks? ?What my child can eat at 17 months will be different than what a 10 month old can eat. ?Should I not bring in snacks that are a potential choking hazard for a younger child? ?
The bottom line is the same no matter the scenario, you have to watch your kid.?
this exactly
This post is funny.
Ive brought toys before when oliver wasn't crawling yet. Other kids went for them, and their mom says "no, no, that's not your toys" and I say "Oh it's ok if you don't mind the germ swapping, we can share" and then we share. It's pretty basic and no reason to get all stickuptheass-ish
As for the balloon....I just don't think it would happen enough to worry about. get over it. and seriously, hair bows, cell phones, things in purses, etc. everything is a choking hazard.
I have two things to say about this.
First, to the OP: Your kid must be a real treat at Toys R Us. Do you blame the store employees for having all those tempting things out there on the shelves where kids can see and covet them, and leave your toddler howling in the aisles as punishment for them?
And London: Don't be ridiculous. Please. Seriously. You can extrapolate anything into a choking hazard if you aren't going to monitor your child while they are engaging with it. Theoretically, my son could gnaw off my big toenail and swallow it. It doesn't mean that he should be kept in a small padded box far away from his mother because she is a choking hazard. It is not the responsibility of the world to conform to YOUR parenting decisions or YOUR child's supervision requirements.
This reminds me of the parents that petition schools to demand that other people's kids be suspended for bringing peanut butter sandwiches for lunch.
I'm late, but wanted to say this...
You can be damn sure that if/when the time comes that some little brat rips a toy out of Ben's hand and the mom does nothing, I will be taking the toy right back, telling the kid that what they are doing is wrong...and then giving the mother a piece of my mind.
Parent your children, people!!! Otherwise, they grow up to be spoiled, self-entitled little shiits that no one wants to be around.
My thoughts exactly.