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Thank you for permission to correct other people's children

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A long time ago I posted about a playground incident where a kid was all over my kid and the parent was just standing there smiling instead of correcting their own kid. You guys said it was okay to speak up and say that pushing is not okay, etc. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Today we were out and about and a kid 2x DD's size started to hit her. I stepped in and said very loudly, "We don't hit other people! That's not okay." The kid's mom was who knows where was either not watching or not responding. I was able to talk the other kid down and diffuse the situation. I think I would have just grabbed DD and taken her away from said bully kid had I not felt it was socially okay. Today some other kid got a lesson on how to behave from someone other than her mom. Ha!

All thanks to my nestie buddies. Thanks again! 



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  • jsugrinjsugrin member

    Good for you!  I remember that original discussion and I'm glad it came in handy, I think it's good to show your DD that it's ok to stand up for herself and I think kid behavior in general would be much improved if kids felt like eyes were always watching them.

    My dad always talks about how growing up if he was in town he knew if he screwed up his parents would hear about it before he even made the walk home, and how much better he thought that sense of community "disciple" for lack of a better word was.

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  • NorCalSuperwifeNorCalSuperwife
    Yay! I definitely learned something from you posting about it previously. I certainly didn't know what the "proper" reaction would be. Glad to hear it worked out!
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  • pkwpkw

    I already told you this but...

    You have balls of steel.  I would be so intimidated by disciplining someone else's child.  But YGG!

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  • EmmieBEmmieB member
    imagejsugrin:

    Good for you!  I remember that original discussion and I'm glad it came in handy, I think it's good to show your DD that it's ok to stand up for herself and I think kid behavior in general would be much improved if kids felt like eyes were always watching them.

    My dad always talks about how growing up if he was in town he knew if he screwed up his parents would hear about it before he even made the walk home, and how much better he thought that sense of community "disciple" for lack of a better word was.

    I agree with this completely. And sometimes it makes more of an impact coming from someone other than mom. 

    Good for you!

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  • SeasonalCookSeasonalCook
    Great job! I totally would have done the same. I think what you did is more than okay.
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