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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think the examples posted by the OP were all that bad...I try to give my kids leeway to be kids, in line with the handsoff way I was raised in the 80s, as much as possible as long as they aren’t hurting themselves or others, or messing things up or interrupting. When they start doing one of those things, I am extremely firm and shut it down.

I’m seeing complaints that “kids are wild and no one is paying attention” vs “kids these days are too helicoptered and they can’t function without their parents holding their hand.”

I’m trying to avoid the latter more than the former. [/quote]

You don’t think it’s an issue for a child to hit adults with a shoe.  Then dad laughs instead of managing the behavior?[/quote]

It depends on the context. If you’re talking about an event with lots of families, a little kid bopping people with a shoe won’t get much response. The other parents are used to it and just don’t care. If it’s like a retirement party or a fancier affair, then yeah, not appropriate. [/quote]

Are you kidding?!  No, hitting is not acceptable.  Hitting with an object is less acceptable.  Laughing at your kid instead of ending assault is a quick way to get yourself uninvited.  And I would go a step further, making sure I don’t attend a party with that child again.

A toddler/preschooler hitting may be “cute” now, just like a puppy’s misbehavior may be “cute.”  But kids and puppies grow up enough to be able to do much more damage, and it isn’t cute at all.  [/quote]

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