Other kids being mean.

Re: Other kids being mean.

• vic8504 member

  September 2013

  DD really isn't around older kids all that much. We do Kindermusik but they are all pretty close in age and get along really well. If something does happen it is because they are not watching where they are going or something.
  I probably would have yelled at the other kid hate parents that leave the parenting to other people...
  

  
  
  

  

  
  

  

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• SJandVA member

  September 2013

  I find it from time to time too. Not really with DD2 yet. But we were in a playgroup with DD1 and there was a kid that pretty consistently got too tough with other kids.
  If I were in a public area I would probably do the same as you and leave. If a parent didn't say anything than I probably would say something to the child. I'd probably say, in a nice tone, something like "that's not nice to hit my baby, she's smaller than you please be careful."
  I've also been on the other side where DD1 has done something not nice. But I'm usually watching carefully and immediately make her apologize.
  The reaction or lack of is what makes me mad. I'm more forgiving if a parent has the child say sorry and reprimand them.

  

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• zbeesma86 member

  September 2013

  I'm so sorry!
  
  I would have yelled at the kid AND the dad!
  
  We do play dates and go to the park- but no one has ever hit DD.
  

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• jillybean7582 member

  September 2013

  My cousin's child is a little terror. He is three and they do not discipline at all. They use the excuse "he is just all boy" when he is misbehaving.
  
  I took DS over to play with him once when he was about 10 months old. My cousin's kid chucked a wood block at my son's face on purpose. The play date only lasted 35 mins. I will never do that agian!
  
  I mow dread taking DS to family events that I know my cousin will be at because I don't like her son near my DS for fear he is actually going to really hurt him.
  

  
  

  

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• Megispreg member

  September 2013

  My reaction would depend on how much older. If it's a 2 year old, well ok maybe they don't know better. I'd say something like "Hitting is not nice" and move along. If it's elementary school age? Oh hell no. I would be yelling at that kid, and possibly the parent. I mean really, who punches a one year old?
  
  We've never had that happen. A group of little boys at the playground threw a ball pretty hard that almost hit DD. I just glared at them.

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• rp-chicago-mom member

  September 2013

  I would have yelled at the kid. I have a lot of older kids trying to use Howell as a prop or take sandbox toys from him. I step in when necessary and it makes me uncomfortable but they need to know that's not ok. I'm sorry your poor Charlie is being bullied!

  

  

  Then and now. How did my boy get so big? 
  

  
  

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• chefnicole22 member

  September 2013

  The first time it happened, the kid was 2 and his mom was very apologetic and made him apologize, so I didn't get upset over that. The kid that punched her today was at least 4. I think I was just too in shock that it happened to do anything about it. I kind of wish I would have, but I doubt it would have made much of a difference. 

  
  

  
  

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