Please Help! Is it considered abuse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Special needs children need nannies that at are trained to handled situations appropriately. There are ways to restrain violent children without causing harm. Maybe it's time to leave the family if you cannot work with him.

and how do you know we're talking actual special needs and not simple spoiled brat behavior that needs some firm rules to be dealt with?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Special needs children need nannies that at are trained to handled situations appropriately. There are ways to restrain violent children without causing harm. Maybe it's time to leave the family if you cannot work with him.

and how do you know we're talking actual special needs and not simple spoiled brat behavior that needs some firm rules to be dealt with?

Grabbing a child's arm hard enough to leave a bruise has nothing to do with "firm rules". You sound incredibly ignorant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Special needs children need nannies that at are trained to handled situations appropriately. There are ways to restrain violent children without causing harm. Maybe it's time to leave the family if you cannot work with him.

and how do you know we're talking actual special needs and not simple spoiled brat behavior that needs some firm rules to be dealt with?

Grabbing a child's arm hard enough to leave a bruise has nothing to do with "firm rules". You sound incredibly ignorant.

Some children have VERY fair skin and bruise if you so much as blow on them, so I'd say the ignorance is on behalf of those making assumptions about how hard the OP was holding the child.

[Anonymous]

I would not consider it abuse. I would def start looking for a new job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you handled it fine, OP. In the future, I would avoid holding on to his wrist like that if possible but if my choices are my kid running in to traffic or his nanny grabbing his wrist and leaving a bruise, I'm obviously going with the second option.

Personally, when tantrums get to the point where you need to just leave wherever you are, I skip the hand/wrist holding and skip straight to picking them up and carrying them.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Special needs children need nannies that at are trained to handled situations appropriately. There are ways to restrain violent children without causing harm. Maybe it's time to leave the family if you cannot work with him.

and how do you know we're talking actual special needs and not simple spoiled brat behavior that needs some firm rules to be dealt with?

Grabbing a child's arm hard enough to leave a bruise has nothing to do with "firm rules". You sound incredibly ignorant.

Some children have VERY fair skin and bruise if you so much as blow on them, so I'd say the ignorance is on behalf of those making assumptions about how hard the OP was holding the child.

What???
Fair skin does not cause a person to bruise easily.

[Anonymous]

OP, you saved his life. I'd be kissing your feet if you successfully prevented my enraged five year old from running into a busy street.