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