Biting Child @ Mall Playground

[Anonymous]

I had to pick up some items at Fair Oaks Mall this afternoon and took my 4 year old DS along. He wanted to go play at the indoor playground for a little while. We were there for maybe 5 minutes when another little boy came up to my son, pushed him off one of the climb-on toys, grabbed his hair and bit him on the shoulder. The mother of this little boy just sat there and did nothing. This little boy also bit three other children in addition to my son before the mother finally came over, grabbed teh child and left the playground. I find this behavior totally inappropriate. She never came over to apologize or to see how my son was doing. I'm glad that the bite did not break his skin (he bit through my DS's shirt), but it left a very nasty bruise. Another child was bitten on the arm and it broke the skin. This child was totally out of control. I wish I could have talked to the mother, but I had to tend to my DS. I'm so ticked off right now. I really wanted to have words with her.

[Anonymous]

Wow. I have a biter and I would 100% mortified and humiliated if he did that in public (never has, only to his sister and daycare classmates). I would've immediately apologized after the first incident and left. Sorry that happened.

[Anonymous]

I am sorry that happened to your poor DS! It sounds like that other kid has a shitty mother.

[Anonymous]

P.S. How old was the biter?

[Anonymous]

He seemed about much DS's age, maybe a little older. He was a bit taller than DS.

[Anonymous]

It sucks but get over it. Pretty common at that age. Stick to play dates.

[Anonymous]

Stop expecting so much from mall strangers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop expecting so much from mall strangers.

Exactly. Don't you know that ANYONE can let their kids play there?

[Anonymous]

It was a public space. You will encounter everything. Yes, the mother and biter acted inappropriately but that's life. Move on!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It sucks but get over it. Pretty common at that age. Stick to play dates.

I don't know about that. 2 YO maybe but I think a 4 YO biter is a bit much. By that piont they usually have a verbal outlet or have other physical tendencies (pushing, slapping, hair pulling, etc)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sucks but get over it. Pretty common at that age. Stick to play dates.

I don't know about that. 2 YO maybe but I think a 4 YO biter is a bit much. By that piont they usually have a verbal outlet or have other physical tendencies (pushing, slapping, hair pulling, etc)

Agree. Not common for a 4YO to go around biting people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sucks but get over it. Pretty common at that age. Stick to play dates.

I don't know about that. 2 YO maybe but I think a 4 YO biter is a bit much. By that piont they usually have a verbal outlet or have other physical tendencies (pushing, slapping, hair pulling, etc)

Agree. Not common for a 4YO to go around biting people.

Plus after one incident, why didn't Bitey's mom intervene?!?! OP, you're nicer than I am because I would have said something to her about it! Hope your little one is ok!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It sucks but get over it. Pretty common at that age. Stick to play dates.

At 4??? No way that's common at 4.

[Anonymous]

I would assume the kids is developmentally delayed in done way and said something along those lines to the mither about how that must be difficult to deal with. Maybe then she'd get that it's not journal or you find out that the kid does indeed have issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would assume the kids is developmentally delayed in done way and said something along those lines to the mither about how that must be difficult to deal with. Maybe then she'd get that it's not journal or you find out that the kid does indeed have issues.

I suspect the child has issues as well, and mom was at the end of her rope and hoping for a few minutes respite. Let it go, OP.