do you shout at other ppl kids?

South Africa
February 12, 2007 6:20pm CST
What if there kid was hurting your kid, do you go to there parent or just shout at the kid your self ...what if its happening in front of you? what should you do ?
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• Canada
13 Feb 07
I really hate it when someone feels they have the right to shout at my child . I don't shout at anyone else's child . If the child is doing something he/she should not be doing , I will in a calm voice tell them why they cannot do what they are doing and if I have to I will inform the parents what the child is doing . I don't feel we have the right to yell at someone else's child but if you say something to the child and then say something to the parents and your child is getting hurt then it is time to break it up and leave .
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• South Africa
13 Feb 07
yeah good point
• India
13 Feb 07
I would never shout at children, whether it is mine or someone else. I would talk with their parents and make their parents tell the child not to do it anymore in front of me. Maybe when I really do have a children, I would have different feelings, but that is what I feel right now.
• South Africa
14 Feb 07
Yeah ....you say things you want to do with your kids now like you will never have to give your child punishment and stuff....but what you must remember :molding the future of tommorow ? we need strong MOLDS !!! and sometimes (and i know this for def) other parents sometimes dont care and then there kid judt ends up doing it again and behaveiour like that if not stoped turns lil bullys in abusive ppl later on ..cos they got away with it you know :) I really feel strongly on this
@briennekb (610)
• United States
13 Feb 07
I think it depends. If a severly hurting my child to the point that my child is bleeding or getting severly bruised, I guarantee I would yell at that kid. Only if the other parent was doing nothing. Now, if a child is hurting my child but not very severe, then no, I wouldn't yell. I would calmly take my child away and gently tell the kid no. I think it just depends on the extreme. And it also depends on whether the parents are sitting watching and doing nothing. I once saw a little boy that was about 3 years old getting beat up by his neighbor who was almost 5. And this little boy was severly beat. He ended up in the hospital with broken bones and a severe concusion. Another boy about 11 or so broke it up and I called the cops. If that was my child that was getting beat up like that, I guarntee I would yell at the kid. If your kid is going to beat up my kid, and you're not going to do anything about it. I think I'm am totally in my right to yell at your kid. But like I said, I would onyl do that in an extreme case. If your child is being mean but not really causing any harm, then no, I wouldn't yell.
• South Africa
14 Feb 07
lol...lol it wouldnt me my child i promice you :) Thank you for your honesty ...i really think some of these comments are weak and really need to teach there children to stand up for themselves ...if your mom stands up for you when the issue happens -nip it in the bud - instead of making it a huge debate of parents talking and spitting cos come on do you want to hear from another parent that your child is a bully? they will not belive you !!! there angel child - NEVER! lol ..your child will learn to stick up for them selves when you teach him to ! em
• Philippines
13 Feb 07
no, i never shout at other people kids, because i believe in the saying that, do not do to others, what you do not want to do unto you,,, as a parent, i do not want others shout with my little one, so i don't do that also, good day happy parenting...
• South Africa
13 Feb 07
yes but i would like for someone to help my child if they see him being bullyed ...and i would do the same
@wmaharper (2316)
• United States
13 Feb 07
I don't think that anyone has the right to yell at another person's child,there really is no need to shout. I have however, told a child, to be nice.. his mother wasn't paying attention.. and he hit my boy, so I told him, as kindly as I could muster, that it wasn't nice to hit. That usually works, and if not, you can just remove your child or address the kids parents.. but you def. shouldn't yell at someone else's kids..
• South Africa
14 Feb 07
i dont think another child should hit my child ....but no one has told him other wise ...teach your kid to stick up for himself and shout at that kid ...in front of as many ppl as you can !! and he will stop !! what are you raising children or flowers!!!
@apky12 (769)
• United States
13 Feb 07
If a child is hurting my kid and the other parent is just sitting there doing nothing I will say no and break it up. I did it at the doctor's office one day. This child kept on being mean to my son and his mom was right there watching him. I picked him up, said no, and put him on the other side of me. I had had it by that point. I don't shout though. I will just firmly say no. The kid that I did it to didn't do anything or say anything. He didn't touch my kid again though. I don't have the patience for kids who are mean on purpose.
• South Africa
13 Feb 07
Yeah sum parents dont do anything