http://modernhomemodernbaby.com/should-you-discipline-someone-elses-child-at-the-playground/ Cool Stuff for Cool Moms Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://modernhomemodernbaby.com/should-you-discipline-someone-elses-child-at-the-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-515 me Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:40:16 +0000 http://modernhomemodernbaby.com/?p=1559#comment-515 You go girl! Love your inventive solution. I hope, if I'm ever in this type of situation, I'd be able to find such a workable solution. You go girl! Love your inventive solution. I hope, if I’m ever in this type of situation, I’d be able to find such a workable solution.

]]> http://modernhomemodernbaby.com/should-you-discipline-someone-elses-child-at-the-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-402 admin Mon, 24 May 2010 21:19:42 +0000 http://modernhomemodernbaby.com/?p=1559#comment-402 WOW - I'm impressed! I love that you asked her to take her shoes off...not sure I would have thought to do that. It seems like you were level headed yet firm - a great approach. WOW – I’m impressed! I love that you asked her to take her shoes off…not sure I would have thought to do that. It seems like you were level headed yet firm – a great approach.

]]> http://modernhomemodernbaby.com/should-you-discipline-someone-elses-child-at-the-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Dawn Perry Wed, 19 May 2010 13:03:54 +0000 http://modernhomemodernbaby.com/?p=1559#comment-400 Interesting question. I guess it depends on if you know the other kids or if they are total strangers. If I know the other kids, I will verbally address them the same as I would my own. If strangers, I would look for their parents and ask them to address the problem. One time we were at an outside park and a girl about 7 or 8 would literally kick my daughter (who was 9 at the time). Mine did not want to fight back and the girl's parents were of course no where to be found. I told the girl to quit kicking sarah, but she ignored me (not unexpected). So I asked the girl her name and she replied "becky". I asked becky why she keeps kicking her and she said "it's fun". I asked her age and she said she was seven. Typical for a seven year old, I guess to her it was "fun" kicking sarah. Not expecting any results I asked her to take her shoes off. She pulled them off and handed them to me. As we were outside, I also asked her to take her socks off as well, which she also gave me. I stuffed them in her shoes, sat back down on the bench and set them on the bench beside me. As I watched sarah and becky play, I noticed she quit kicking sarah as she had done before (probably because it would not be as easy barefoot and could hurt her feet kicking her) and the two played well for the next hour. Amazing, becky's mom finally shows up. Asks her daughter where her shoes are and the girl says "that lady (pointing at me) has them, she told me to take them off". The mom comes on over and I explained I asked her to take them off because she kept kicking my 9yo. The mom said she was sorry, but becky often does that to get attention, she also said it was a good idea to take her shoes off, she will remember that next time they come to the park. She picked up becky's shoes and the two of them went home. The next time we came to the park, becky was playing with a couple of other girls, but not kicking them as she did with sarah. We soon saw why, her mom had brought her to the park barefoot. It appears that was the solution to becky's kicking problem. The two have since become friends for the past two years and are now ten and twelve. Interesting question. I guess it depends on if you know the other kids or if they are total strangers. If I know the other kids, I will verbally address them the same as I would my own. If strangers, I would look for their parents and ask them to address the problem. One time we were at an outside park and a girl about 7 or 8 would literally kick my daughter (who was 9 at the time). Mine did not want to fight back and the girl’s parents were of course no where to be found. I told the girl to quit kicking sarah, but she ignored me (not unexpected). So I asked the girl her name and she replied “becky”. I asked becky why she keeps kicking her and she said “it’s fun”. I asked her age and she said she was seven. Typical for a seven year old, I guess to her it was “fun” kicking sarah. Not expecting any results I asked her to take her shoes off. She pulled them off and handed them to me. As we were outside, I also asked her to take her socks off as well, which she also gave me. I stuffed them in her shoes, sat back down on the bench and set them on the bench beside me. As I watched sarah and becky play, I noticed she quit kicking sarah as she had done before (probably because it would not be as easy barefoot and could hurt her feet kicking her) and the two played well for the next hour. Amazing, becky’s mom finally shows up. Asks her daughter where her shoes are and the girl says “that lady (pointing at me) has them, she told me to take them off”. The mom comes on over and I explained I asked her to take them off because she kept kicking my 9yo. The mom said she was sorry, but becky often does that to get attention, she also said it was a good idea to take her shoes off, she will remember that next time they come to the park. She picked up becky’s shoes and the two of them went home. The next time we came to the park, becky was playing with a couple of other girls, but not kicking them as she did with sarah. We soon saw why, her mom had brought her to the park barefoot. It appears that was the solution to becky’s kicking problem. The two have since become friends for the past two years and are now ten and twelve.

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