Why don't you get up and remove your screaming/crying child from story time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone keeps saying the moms, but the dads do it too. There is some TERRIBLE behavior at my son's EC activity. The dad just ignores it, if he even shows up.

Silly PP. Are you new to DCUM? If it's about "parenting", it's about mothers. Always mothers. Only mothers.

[Anonymous]

Some view these kids activities as classes on how to teach the kids to behave more than actual times to hear a story.

[Anonymous]

LOL at the grandma of 4 boys whose boys NEVER pushed. Seriously. LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, grandma, you are crabby. Turn down the judgment and consider why a reasonable person might make such a choice. For example, sometimes you can head off a tantrum with the right kind of early attention, and if you're sitting at an event (or, say, you're in a grocery store halfway through a shop with a cart of stuff) it's often worth trying to recoup your investment of time and not just bailing at the first wail. I'll generally try 2-3 quick (5-15 second) appeasement techniques and if none of them work I'll pick up my kid and leave. (and honestly the appeasement technique that works the best is "ok, we're done here, say bye-bye to everyone, we're leaving!" because she loves to say bye-bye, so sometimes I do that one first.)

Grandma is talking about STORY TIME in a public library. Nothing you wrote is remotely applicable.

You lack both common courtesy and reading comprehension skills, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL at the grandma of 4 boys whose boys NEVER pushed. Seriously. LOL!

No, she said she never let them stand up during story time.


Seriously, I read the initial post once and seemed to be able to understand it fine. What is wrong with you last two?

[Anonymous]

It is simply rude. I am a mother and I made an effort to take my child to story time. It is NOT too much to ask that the mothers of screaming, crying and tantruming kids TAKE THE KIDS OUT OF THE ROOM. No one is asking them to stand in a snow storm or run into a busy street - just take your screaming kid out of the room so my kid can hear the story!

[Anonymous]

I couldn't agree more.

It is just plain common sense to not spoil the ambiance of story time for the other patrons.

People who allow this are clueless boneheads with zero good judgment. Zero. Nada. Nil.

[Anonymous]

Sorry to the PP who are trying to defend this rude behavior from another mother -- but there really is no excuse. I take off work to take my son to story time once a week and I want it to be a pleasant experience for us. When another rude mother or clueless nanny lets their kid have a screaming tantrum in the middle of story time and just sits there trying to calm the child I want to scream. Not only do I have to listen to ear piercing screams but also have to listen to an ineffectual mother or nanny trying to reason with the kid.

CALLING ALL PARENTS: PLEASE, WHEN YOUR CHILD FIRST STARTS TO ACT UP IN STORY TIME - PICK UP YOUR KID AND TAKE HIM OUT OF THE ROOM.


I was inspired by the nanny another poster mentioned and from now on I will politely suggest to the mother/nanny that the child be removed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to the PP who are trying to defend this rude behavior from another mother -- but there really is no excuse. I take off work to take my son to story time once a week and I want it to be a pleasant experience for us. When another rude mother or clueless nanny lets their kid have a screaming tantrum in the middle of story time and just sits there trying to calm the child I want to scream. Not only do I have to listen to ear piercing screams but also have to listen to an ineffectual mother or nanny trying to reason with the kid.

CALLING ALL PARENTS: PLEASE, WHEN YOUR CHILD FIRST STARTS TO ACT UP IN STORY TIME - PICK UP YOUR KID AND TAKE HIM OUT OF THE ROOM.


I was inspired by the nanny another poster mentioned and from now on I will politely suggest to the mother/nanny that the child be removed.

+1,000,000.

I am going to start saying something to the other mother, too. It really is getting ridiculous how they just sit there listening to their child screaming and do nothing.

[Anonymous]

There is a family like this that I know. Their kids do what they want, and the parents smile. It appears they don't think it's a big deal if others are impacted. I think it's just their parenting style. They seem pretty happy, though, so it must be working for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a family like this that I know. Their kids do what they want, and the parents smile. It appears they don't think it's a big deal if others are impacted. I think it's just their parenting style. They seem pretty happy, though, so it must be working for them.

Who cares if it is "working for them" - it is not working in a civilized society and their poor kids are going to have an abrupt and rude awakening when they are asked to sit quietly in school. The child will get in trouble, be punished and disliked (and the poor kid will feel that disapproval from other adults). It is simply lazy-assed parenting for the family that you know and nothing more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a family like this that I know. Their kids do what they want, and the parents smile. It appears they don't think it's a big deal if others are impacted. I think it's just their parenting style. They seem pretty happy, though, so it must be working for them.

LOL Oh, please - their "parenting style"?! So if my kid pushes your kid, I can just smile and do nothing because it is my "parenting style"? What if my kid is a bully - can I just call it our "parenting style" and do nothing?

You are an idiot, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a family like this that I know. Their kids do what they want, and the parents smile. It appears they don't think it's a big deal if others are impacted. I think it's just their parenting style. They seem pretty happy, though, so it must be working for them.

LOL Oh, please - their "parenting style"?! So if my kid pushes your kid, I can just smile and do nothing because it is my "parenting style"? What if my kid is a bully - can I just call it our "parenting style" and do nothing?

You are an idiot, PP.

I am guessing they are pretty wealthy and don't really worry about what others think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a family like this that I know. Their kids do what they want, and the parents smile. It appears they don't think it's a big deal if others are impacted. I think it's just their parenting style. They seem pretty happy, though, so it must be working for them.

LOL Oh, please - their "parenting style"?! So if my kid pushes your kid, I can just smile and do nothing because it is my "parenting style"? What if my kid is a bully - can I just call it our "parenting style" and do nothing?

You are an idiot, PP.

I am guessing they are pretty wealthy and don't really worry about what others think.

NP here and that is total nonsense. Having money doesn't mean you can run amok in society. Those parents are doing their children a huge disservice. Even before they start school, other adults are giving those kids dirty looks and the kids can feel it. That is not the kids' fault - that is the parents fault.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a family like this that I know. Their kids do what they want, and the parents smile. It appears they don't think it's a big deal if others are impacted. I think it's just their parenting style. They seem pretty happy, though, so it must be working for them.

I am really happy letting my dog poop all over my the sidewalk and I never pick up the dog poop. But hey - it is my style, I am happy and it is working for me.

You really are an idiot, PP , to post something so stupid.