Reply to Bringing your own toys to the playground-what's the etiquette?

Forum Index » Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Reply to "Bringing your own toys to the playground-what's the etiquette?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The dad sounds like he's a bit of a dick but he's really not obligated to engage with your toddler. Think of it as one of many future learning moments for your kid about respecting other peoples' boundaries and, most importantly, you don't always get what you want. 
[/quote]

Why is dad being a dick for wanting to only play with his kid?  My husband is usually the one to go to the playground and he constantly comments that kids flock to him as generally he and maybe one-two other parents are actually engaging the kids and helping them vs. just chatting or on their phones.  Toddlers cannot often do the equipment alone, same as older kids.  They need to be lifted, spotted, etc.  OP is probably the mom who wants to sit back and let someone else babysit her kid.[/quote]

He could have nicely said "no right now" to the kid, or let her play with it for a minute, or encourage his own kid to be nice instead of screaming "no baby" like a little brat. Lots of different ways of handling it without being a dick. Maybe his son would learn something from that.

If they don't want to interact with anyone at all they should stick with their yard or find somewhere else. 
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics