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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Removing the child's hands - fine.  Giving him a lecture - you're opening yourself up to be criticized in kind.  Like it or not, we don't discipline other people's children in [b]this culture[/b], although of course you need to do what you need to do to help your own child in the moment.  [/quote]

Maybe in your culture, whatever that is.[b] But in every social circle I've belonged to[/b] (my children are ages 4, 8, and 12), we have always disciplined each other's children in situations such as the OP described. No spanking, of course, but certainly a firm reprimand and, if necessary, removal of hands (or of the child) from the situation.

You can choose to let this sort of behavior go on, or you can choose to not to do anything. Think about the example you are setting your children.[/quote]

Very different to discipline a stranger's child in the park, vs your friend's child (when you know your friend is ok with it).  Not saying that OP did something totally crazy; just that she crossed a boundary, and had her boundaries crossed in return. [/quote]

PP here--by social circle, I also meant neighborhood playgrounds, where I have disciplined young children whom I did not know. I don't think that OP crossed a boundary. I think that OP behaved in a rational manner that, frankly, I think more parents need to adopt. We have lost a strong sense of the village. [/quote]

You're not part of my villiage.  Lecture or yell at my kid in a way I don't like, then you might get yelled at in return.  That's just the way it is.  Of course you need to physically protect your children.  But if you feel you have the right to correct other children, then you are stepping into the dynamic where you yourself might get corrected.  If you don't want to get corrected, then MYOB.  [/quote]

So, you are ok checking out and just allowing your kid to hit other.  Sounds like a great parenting tactic.   OP should have been closer to her child or removed her child from the situation as that mom just doesn't care if she is raising a nasty kid.  I have no issue with a parent saying to another child not to hit their child who should not be hitting in the first place.[/quote]

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