‘Hey, We Don’t Push People’ Mother Reprimands Another Woman’s Kid for Pushing Her Baby, Gets Shouted At

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    Font - Posted by u/PurpleUnicorn434 14 hours ago Is it acceptable to tell someone else's kid off? advice/question 8
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    Font - Today we took my 12 month old to the farm, the farm has a little resteraunt and a soft play attached to it. There was an over 4s and under 4s area which was separated by netting. I was in the under 4s with my 12 month old who was stood up against the netting, a child maybe 4 or 5 was on the other side and at first it looked like they were interacting nicely. The kid pushed on the netting but I wasn't sure if it was an accident or not but then did it again hard in my sons face.
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    Font - I moved my son away and said to the kid with a sternish tone "hey we don't push people, we need to be gentle around babies" I didn't raise my voice or have a go. There were no parents around the over 4 area. Kid looked shocked and ran off, came back a few minutes later in tears with his mum. Mum starts going off at me proper shouting that if I have a problem with her kid I need to find her it's not my my place and so on.
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    Font - Mums table was nowhere near I glanced where she stormed off back too so she wasn't supervising at all. I didn't think I'd done anything wrong but clearly pissed this woman off and wondering if I was wrong
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    Font - +2. 14 hr. ago I would've done what you did. Parents who don't supervise always have these type of kids in my experience because they never get guided or get boundaries set. Reply Share crd1293 201
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    Font - PurpleUnicorn434 OP 14 hr. ago Fact the kid came back in tears to me makes it seem like over exaggerated with some crocodile tears for effect 61 Reply Share ...
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    Font - JenniJS79 +213 hr. ago I don't think you're wrong. If my kid has done that, I would have reprimanded them before you even got the chance. And if I was further away, I'd back you up, if you got to them first. It takes village, which is a concept many have forgotten. Reply Share ...
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    Font - merveilleuse_ +1 - 13 hr. ago I'm an early childhood teacher, which means correcting other people's children is my job. This also means that I correct A LOT of children in public, because it's just habit. As long as you aren't yelling at kids, have at it! 67 20 Reply Share
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    Font - ginntress +2.11 hr. ago I do this too. "What's your name? Hi Name, stop doing that." 28 Reply Share ●●●
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    Font - princessjemmy +3.10 hr. ago I go with "That isn't very nice. Does your mom/dad/grownup know you're hitting/biting/pestering Because I don't think they would like that." other kids?
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    Font - Nine times out of ten, I'll get even the most unreasonable of toddlers to stop doing what they're doing with that. I also occasionally run into the kind of brat that says "My mom/dad/grownup doesn't care." I usually respond with "Well, lots of other people do, and aren't gonna want to play with someone who doesn't." and move myself/kids further away for emphasis.
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    Font - If confronted by the parent I just go matter of fact with "Your child was bothering mine, I asked him to stop and they refused, so I told him we didn't care to play with him". And I also give them my sternest teacher stare. Did I mention my teacher stare could peel paint off a wall? 38 Reply Share
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    Font - +3.14 hr. ago That mom is the reason kids are such a nightmare in school. If you don't want other people telling your four year old not to push people, WATCH YOUR KID. If you're not there and your kid is hitting and pushing, all bets are off. I'm not yelling at anyone else's kid, I'm not going to discipline them, but I will tell a kid to stop hitting or pushing and suggest they go find their grownup. NiteNicole
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    Font - Global_Monk_5778 +2.13 hr. ago You did the right thing, but the kids reaction tells me that he isn't used to being told off whatsoever. Mums reaction confirms it. He's her little darling and gets away with murder. Even if you'd gone and found her she'd have made an excuse and turned it around on you. 33 Reply Share
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    Font - lady_cousland +4. 13 hr. ago You weren't wrong at all. That lady is setting her kid up to struggle in life by behaving like that. If my kid came over and told me someone scolded them for almost knocking a smaller child over, I would have been mortified and likely made them go check on the smaller kid to make sure they are okay. And apologized myself to the parents.

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