to someone else's kid, i'll look around and give the parent to parent eyes. unless it's physical, in which case i may stand over/near them in foreboding fashion, silently. that's surprisingly effective.
also, this is unrelated, but this older boy (like 9ish?) was SO nice to my kid the other day at the bounce house place that i made it a point to seek out his mom and tell her what a lovely kid he was.
also, this is unrelated, but this older boy (like 9ish?) was SO nice to my kid the other day at the bounce house place that i made it a point to seek out his mom and tell her what a lovely kid he was.
Aw, I bet that made her day. I love it when kids are nice.
The little boy at the park today that called my friend's kid "China boy" was not nice. I didn't say anything but I was taken aback that a kid his age (8ish) would even think to say something like that.
If I'm the closest adult, I'll likely intervene if it seems appropriate. I don't hesitate to say "don't hit the baby with a stick" regardless of whose baby and who is hitting. And I hope others do the same with mine.
If they're talking to my kid, or the kid of a friend, then yes, I say something. For example, I reprimanded a kid last week and told him to stop throwing mulch at the other kids. The little smartass looked me in the eye and said "It's not MULCH. It's WOOD CHIPS." And kept throwing it. So I said "STOP throwing WOOD CHIPS, then." At which point, smartass's mom got off her phone and came over and hauled him off.
also, this is unrelated, but this older boy (like 9ish?) was SO nice to my kid the other day at the bounce house place that i made it a point to seek out his mom and tell her what a lovely kid he was.
Aw, I bet that made her day. I love it when kids are nice.
The little boy at the park today that called my friend's kid "China boy" was not nice. I didn't say anything but I was taken aback that a kid his age (8ish) would even think to say something like that.
ah, i see. i think if i heard something really cruel (not that 'china boy' is permissible), i may intervene. it's hard to tell sometimes how you'd react if you're not in it, you know?
Lol! It totally could. There are weird dog situations that occur, too. Like who does the removing in a hump situation?
If another dog were to jump on Bella, I would definitely take the two of them apart if she needed it, but honestly the girl can hold her own. There is one dog at the park, a greyhound, that constantly bites her neck while she's chasing after the ball and one day Bella turned around and let the other dog have it. She didn't bite - there was just some general dog wrestling and a growl or too.
I try not to intervene at all really, animals can figure it out for themselves, but if she really needed me, I've got her back.
If the situation was escalating, getting physical or cruel and I don't see the kids parents around, I would step in.
Not a mean kids' story, but a little girl lost her dad at the park and she was standing there crying. I stopped and asked her what color her dad's shirt was, maybe I could help her find him.
Dad reappeared seconds later and gave me a huge stink eye as they walked off.
I was at a park a couple weeks ago and some kid was trying to hit a duck with a big chunk of ice. I told him to stop. He did. Mom wasn't even paying attention to the kid and it was by a lake.
Post by AlpineSlide on May 20, 2013 15:30:43 GMT -5
Not a parent yet, but have taken nephews to the park. I would only say something if it is serious, but have stood close to the offenders and given them bitchy looks.